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

Rise in demand Even without those details, the official Rise plushie is expected to be in demand, given the number of unauthorized (and perhaps fraudulent) offers that popped up online since Rise took flight on April 1. —Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 29 Apr. 2026

Aside from beating the stuffing out of a life-sized penguin plushie, Gritty has mocked — and stalked — the team's fans. —Kaitlyn McCormick, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2026

These days, Punch seldom relies on the plushie and instead can be found socializing with other monkeys, according to Yasunaga. —Angeline Jane Bernabe, ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026

Free plushies and five whole innings of live baseball. —Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 15 Apr. 2026

Word History

Etymology

plush entry 2 + -ie

First Known Use

1982, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for plushie

• sushi