kigurumi

Borrowed from Japanese 着ぐるみ (kigurumi), from 着 (gi, “clothes, outfit”) + ぐるみ (-gurumi, all together, inclusive) (referring to the fact that the costume completely encloses the wearer).

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /kɪ.ɡuːˈɹuː.mi/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /kɪ.ɡuˈɹu.mi/, /ˌkiː-/

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• Rhymes: -uːmi
• Hyphenation: ki‧gu‧ru‧mi

kigurumi (plural kigurumi or kigurumis)

2. A full-body costume of a cartoon character (typically a mascot of cartoonish proportions) originating in Japan.

   Synonyms: kig, kigu

   • 2022, Frenchy Lunning, “Cosplay: A Social History of Mass Culture and Identity”, in Cosplay: The Fictional Mode of Existence, Minneapolis, Minn.: University of Minnesota Press, →ISBN, page 55:

     The -sona community engages in activities similar to cosplay practices in that it appropriates, to various degrees, kigurumi and other characters from popular culture; fans assume these characters in terms of appearance and/or as an “embodied costumed character.”

4. (anime) A full-body cosplay of a human cartoon character with realistic proportions paired with an anime-style mask, originating in Japan; also (metonymic), the anime-style mask used in such a cosplay.

   Synonyms: animegao, kig, kigu

6. (fashion) A themed onesie, typically in the style of a cartoon animal.

   Synonyms: kig, kigu

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• animegao kigurumi on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• kigurumi onesie on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Borrowed from Japanese 着ぐるみ (kigurumi).

kigurumi

1. kigurumi (full-body costume with an anime-style mask)

kigurumi

1. Rōmaji transcription of きぐるみ

Borrowed from Japanese 着ぐるみ (kigurumi).

kigurumi m (plural kigurumis)

1. kigurumi (full-body costume with an anime-style mask)