warm fuzzies

plural noun

: feelings of happiness, contentment, or sentimentality
got warm fuzzies from the good news

Examples of warm fuzzies in a Sentence

the warm fuzzies that one typically gets from having done a good deed
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Gwyneth Paltrow gave us warm fuzzies. Jamie Allison Sanders, PEOPLE, 14 Nov. 2025 This would have flooded the downstairs neighbor with warm fuzzies. Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025 Keep it on the stovetop for warm fuzzies all year long. Ellen Fort, Saveur, 8 Feb. 2024 Such an approach naturally elicits warm fuzzies, making for a sublime streaming pleasure. Chris Snellgrove, EW.com, 3 Feb. 2024 See All Example Sentences for warm fuzzies

Word History

First Known Use

1981, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of warm fuzzies was in 1981

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“Warm fuzzies.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/warm%20fuzzies. Accessed 26 Nov. 2025.

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