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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Olympia paired a white T-shirt with a popcorn box bag studded with plushie charms, while wearing her braids in a half-up, half-down 'do. Christina Perrier, InStyle, 30 June 2026 Miniso sells toys, plushies, collectible blind boxes, stationery, beauty, home goods, electronics, snacks and more. Kansas City Star, 10 June 2026 This panel invites attendees to create their plushie at The Plushie Workshop. Charlie Vargas, Daily News, 24 June 2026 The meal comes with one of 23 Squishmallows plushies, including World Cup mascots. Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 10 June 2026 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 8 Jul. 2026.

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