yiff

{{short description|Slang term used in the furry fandom}}

{{for|the film festival known as YIFF|Yerevan International Film Festival}}

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{{Dictionary definition|date=April 2024}}

File:Fahada in Black Bikini.png "yiff" artwork, of an anthropomorphic cheetah in a tight bikini.]]

Yiff is a slang term used in the furry fandom to refer to pornographic content of anthropomorphic animal characters.{{Cite book|last=Austin|first=Jessica Ruth|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rbQ8EAAAQBAJ&dq=Yiff&pg=PA142|title=Fan Identities in the Furry Fandom|date=2021-08-26|publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing USA|isbn=978-1-5013-7542-2|pages=142|language=en|access-date=2021-08-28|archive-date=2021-08-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210828060651/https://books.google.com/books?id=rbQ8EAAAQBAJ&pg=PA142&dq=Yiff&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi03afIhdPyAhUSB50JHaacDSM4ChDoAXoECAgQAw|url-status=live}} It is considered a tongue-in-cheek term in the furry fandom.{{Cite web|title=yiff|url=https://www.dictionary.com/e/slang/yiff/|access-date=2021-08-28|website=Dictionary.com|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-08-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210828060834/https://www.dictionary.com/e/slang/yiff/|url-status=live}}{{Cite journal |last1=Hsu |first1=Kevin J. |last2=Bailey |first2=J. Michael |date=2019-07-01 |title=The "Furry" Phenomenon: Characterizing Sexual Orientation, Sexual Motivation, and Erotic Target Identity Inversions in Male Furries |url=https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10508-018-1303-7 |url-status=bot: unknown |journal=Archives of Sexual Behavior |language=en |volume=48 |issue=5 |pages=1349–1369 |doi=10.1007/s10508-018-1303-7 |issn=1573-2800 |pmid=30806867 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210830024042/https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10508-018-1303-7 |archive-date=2021-08-30 |access-date=2021-08-28 |s2cid=73502071 }}{{Cite web|date=2019-09-13|title=What does 'yiff' mean, and why do furries use it?|url=https://www.dailydot.com/irl/furry-yiff-meaning/|access-date=2021-12-15|website=The Daily Dot|language=en-US}} The term is also used as a way to insult members of the furry fandom, such as in the phrase "yiff in hell". Additionally, the term is also used in the plushie fetish community.{{Cite book |last1=Dalzell |first1=Tom |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=h0mcBQAAQBAJ&dq=yiffing&pg=PA855 |title=The Concise New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English |last2=Victor |first2=Terry |date=2014-11-27 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-317-62512-4 |pages=855 |language=en |access-date=2021-08-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210828071325/https://books.google.com/books?id=h0mcBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA855&dq=yiffing&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiblt7tlNPyAhVIVc0KHZFzAnM4MhDoAXoECAEQAw |archive-date=2021-08-28 |url-status=live}}

Furry conventions usually have strict policies regulating where yiff artwork can be displayed or sold.{{Cite book|last1=Bronner|first1=Simon J.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SoCeCwAAQBAJ&dq=Yiff+furry+fandom&pg=PA276|title=Youth Cultures in America [2 volumes]|last2=Clark|first2=Cindy Dell|date=2016-03-21|publisher=ABC-CLIO|isbn=978-1-4408-3392-2|pages=276|language=en|access-date=2021-08-28|archive-date=2021-08-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210828061413/https://books.google.com/books?id=SoCeCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA276&dq=Yiff+furry+fandom&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjF3rmlh9PyAhUOAZ0JHcNZD2k4ChDoAXoECAMQAw|url-status=live}}