621
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[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From the numbers in the name of the website, itself possibly from E621 (the E number for monosodium glutamate when used as a flavor enhancer) as an indirect reference to the site’s content being tasty (“sexually appealing”). Compare the name of e621’s work-safe mirror website, e926, which matches E926 (E number for the bleaching agent chlorine dioxide), perhaps as a reference to figurative eye bleach.[1]
Proper noun
[edit]- e621.net, a chiefly pornographic furry booru digital art website.
- Synonym: (informal) e6
- 21 June (abbreviated 6/21 in the United States), as an occasion to celebrate the website by posting yiff online.
Noun
[edit]621 (uncountable)
- (chiefly furry fandom) A number associated with furries, the furry community or its culture; the furry number.
Etymology 2
[edit]Shortening.
Noun
[edit]621 (uncountable)
- (informal, fandom slang, uncommon) The 6-2-1 rule.
References
[edit]- ^ “e621”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.