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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Wenyu tried to stuff her Doraemon plushie into the suitcase, but Doraemon bounced back, refusing to deflate. Literary Hub, 1 July 2025 There were video game plushies, Bratz shirts, Minecraft totems, along with some Southern fetishism like cowboy boots and half-unbuttoned flannels. Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 25 June 2025 Walmart and Target only have a few of the following plushies but in different sizes. Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 17 June 2025 Along with her usual plushies, Minor also takes custom orders. Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 7 June 2025 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

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“Plushie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plushie. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.

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