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

Stitch plushies adorned every seat in the auditorium and sported lights that flashed along with the show. —Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 18 June 2025

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

Word History

Etymology

plush entry 2 + -ie

First Known Use

1982, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for plushie

• sushi