plushie

noun

plush·​ie ˈplə-shē 

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

Recent Examples on the Web

One of the biggest (and unexpected) hits this year are these Valentine’s Day plushies from CVS that look like total Squishmallow knockoffs. —Gina Vaynshteyn, StyleCaster, 7 Feb. 2025

And the eight had to make multiple trips as their little arms could carry only so many plushies — which will be donated to local children’s charities. —Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025

Their sides include French fries, kale slaw, mac and cheese, milkshakes, and plushies. —Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 12 Mar. 2025

Care Bears have hybrid plushies with Universal monsters (aka Tenderheart as Dracula or my personal fave, Cheer Bear as Bride of Frankenstein) and Barbie’s Cutie Reveal has a Care Bear series! —Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 2 Oct. 2024

Word History

Etymology

plush entry 2 + -ie

First Known Use

1982, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for plushie

• sushi