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plushie

noun

plush·​ie ˈplə-shē How to pronounce plushie (audio)
variants or less commonly plushy
plural plushies
: a toy that is covered in plush fabric and filled with soft material
Trained astronauts brought a Baby Yoda plushie into orbit, mid-November, on a trip to the International Space Station.Marie-Danielle Smith
Just leave time to browse the marketplace, where booths offer Japanese fashion, toys and accessories—everything from fine art prints to stuffed sushi plushies.Fritz Hahn
I had a plushy named Mr. Bear because I was apparently a painfully uncreative child …Matt Simon

called also plush

Examples of plushie in a Sentence

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While the group sang about all the delicious foods lunchtime has to offer, Kammy Kam held up banana, grape and carrot props while kids in the crowd danced with apple plushies before everyone waved goodbye. Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 18 Dec. 2024 Make paper with Semillas Sustainability & Wellness, 80s-style plushies with sewing instructors from QTBIPOC-friendly pop-up Radical Sewist, coffee film processing with Long Beach Community Media Arts and mini ornaments with performance and installation artist Cindita’s Tiendita. Kamren Curiel, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024 The gingerbread plushie — which appears to be an ornament? Nathan Bomey, Axios, 19 Dec. 2024 Her son screams some nights and carries plushies to bed, a new activity. Tony Plohetski, Austin American-Statesman, 17 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for plushie 

Word History

Etymology

plush entry 2 + -ie

First Known Use

1982, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of plushie was in 1982

Dictionary Entries Near plushie

Cite this Entry

“Plushie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plushie. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.

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