Neko

[Sarah]

Japanese for cat
things dealing with cats including the whole half-cat/half-human thing
Use your imagination.

[Sarah]

neh-koh

Japanese literal meaning for cat.

[Britney]

the basic Japanese noun for cat.

Japanese slang for the bottom in a homosexual relationship. The claim that it is derived from the word for cat is a folk etymology; the true origin of the word is unknown, but it might be related to the Japanese verbs neru (寝る: to lie down, to lie supine; to go to bed, to go to sleep)/nekaseru (寝かせる: to put someone to bed, to lay somebody down) or the noun nekko (根っこ: the base of a tree, the roots around the bottom of a tree). It is the counterpart of tachi (タチ: the top), which might be related to Japanese tachi (太刀: a Japanese long sword) or tachi (立ち: standing (up), the state of being erect).

[Becky]

When neko ears appear in anime is a way of expressing cuteness and cat like actions which are usually mischievous and stuff, so to express that in anime they put cat ears on the characters.

Its also a popular fashion choice in japan, and in the western culture people who wear them wear them as a way of

expressing their cat like personalities. People who wear cat ears will often say nya and make their hands into fists.

Being a neko is not a furry fetish, instead it is more of an extension of someones personality.

[Justin Bieber]

Meaning a Cat in japan