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possum

A marsupial of several families of the order , found in Australia and neighboring islands.

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#1·Apr 27, 2026

A marsupial of several families of the order , found in Australia and neighboring islands.

Origin: Derived from opossum by apheresis. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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  • “I went to Possum Punks for the first time on Free Comic Book Day. Amazing store. Definitely a place I want to visit again when I'm in Ferndale.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “And the $999 tier is the *second-most popular* tier (at time of writing). That's not "catering to whales" unless the fandom is mostly whales. That's not a "long tail"; that's a ... snake digesting a possum.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Model Recolors available Mothman stream pet / pngtuber available in my shops :) #pixelart #pngtuber #vtuber #pngtuber #possum”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “would be nice to be a little scrungly creature (possum, obviously--though any sort of Varmint) and just kinda roam the fuckin street with no real Worries for a lil while steal a half eaten slice of pizza and stare at the moon from a different sort of angle than normal”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “crowdsourcing a 25 dollar used elgato for my lovely tomodachi loving possum”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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#2·Apr 27, 2026

(intransitive) To play possum; to feign sleep, illness, or death.

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  • “We're are like antelope runnin round. Mammals bullshitting breeding and then dying just like every other mammal. Monkey dog possum or whatever.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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#3·Apr 27, 2026

(US) An opossum, a marsupial of the family of the Americas.

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  • “I hope this brightens up your day even more Karen Lyn. This is an Australian adult Pigmy Possum🌻”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Having to walk around a dead possum is a bitter wake up..”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Lawrence: My favorite narcissistic opossum drawn ✧˖° ⊹fabulously~˖ ⋆.˚⟡ by the wonderful @motsaenggin.bsky.social! Thanks for giving me my first gift art and granting me permission to post it! #art #furry #Traditional #Possum #Lawrence #Hatching #After-Hours #GiftArt”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Stop siding with a cat! I know he'd be a perfect possum parent. But this is a wild animal. Lol”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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