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

Their recovery comes amid an ongoing investigation in Los Angeles into separate incident that saw thieves steal $7,000 worth of the plushies from a store in La Puente. —Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2025

Another might be surprise: The plushie arrives in a blind box. —Valerie Trapp, The Atlantic, 4 Aug. 2025

Daiso sells a wide range of products — everything from Japanese sodas to plushies to face rollers. —Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 6 June 2025

The store features toys, plushies, stationery, home goods and beauty essentials. —Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 17 July 2025

Word History

Etymology

plush entry 2 + -ie

First Known Use

1982, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for plushie

• sushi