todd
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
The use of todd derives from the name Todd as a reference to Middle English tod (“fox”). The common term for a male fox, dog, could be confused for the gender-neutral term for a domesticated canine.
Noun edit
todd (plural todds)
- (furry jargon) A male fox.
- 2001, Tara, “FUR: Bound Ponytodd on Riding Hitch”, in fur.artwork.erotica (Usenet):
- There's a lot of other bound todds here:
- 2001, Erik Mouse, “Kane Fox Origin”, in alt.lifestyle.furry (Usenet):
- I was told that I may have created or made a spiritual friend when I was a little boy in my grandma's house. Since that[sic] many todds have lived in and passed through my grandma's house, the house has the essence of the todds which gave the spiritual friend the form of a fox.
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Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
todd (plural todds)
- (informal) Clipping of toddle.
- 2023 January 25, Ash Sarkar, “Yes, Women Fear Rape – But We Live Our Lives Anyway”, in Novara Media[1]:
- “I’ve skipped my last train home and made my husband pick me up cos Trainline had me walking a mile in the dark on my todd from one station to another. Let alone strolling in a park in the dark!!”