Furby
Fuzzy robotic pet
Furby is a furry electronic toy that resembles a cross between an owl and a hamster.
Introduced in 1998, Furbies became a holiday craze for their ability to "learn" English—they began speaking a gibberish language called Furbish and gradually incorporated English phrases.
The toys respond to touch and sound, moving their ears and eyes.
My kid won't stop talking to her Furby.
American toy conglomerate
- interactiveAllowing mutual exchange
- plushThick-pile soft fabric
- roboticStiff and unemotional
- animatronicMotorized lifelike puppet
1990s · collectible · batteries · sensors · beak · ears · eyes · LCD
Eerily beyond normal
- unsettlingCausing unease or discomfort
- hauntedOccupied by ghosts
- malfunctionFailure to operate properly
- glitchMinor system fault
possessed · horror · nightmare · waking · talking · unprompted · batteries · dead
Final twentieth-century decade
- millennialConcerning thousand-year cycles
- childhoodLife's earliest phase
- retroEvoking recent past
- vintageQuality from past eras
throwback · memories · classic · original · generation · era · trend · phenomenon
Compact computing circuit
- infraredHeat-bearing electromagnetic waves
- sensorInput-detecting device
- motorEnergy-to-motion converter
- speakerOne who talks
circuit · mechanism · programming · firmware · hack · modification · teardown · reverse engineering
One's word collection
- phrasesConnected word groups
- learningGaining knowledge gradually
- speakingOral expression of language
- gibberishUnintelligible speech or writing
babbling · translation · words · sounds · communication · chatter · response · repetition
Hasbro
American toy conglomerate
- interactiveAllowing mutual exchange
- plushThick-pile soft fabric
- roboticStiff and unemotional
animatronic · 1990s · collectible · batteries · sensors · beak · ears · eyes · LCD · movement
uncanny
Eerily beyond normal
- unsettlingCausing unease or discomfort
- hauntedOccupied by ghosts
- malfunctionFailure to operate properly
glitch · possessed · horror · nightmare · waking · talking · unprompted · batteries · dead · eyes
90s
Final twentieth-century decade
- millennialConcerning thousand-year cycles
- childhoodLife's earliest phase
- retroEvoking recent past
vintage · throwback · memories · classic · original · generation · era · trend · phenomenon · cultural
microprocessor
Compact computing circuit
- infraredHeat-bearing electromagnetic waves
- sensorInput-detecting device
- motorEnergy-to-motion converter
speaker · circuit · mechanism · programming · firmware · hack · modification · teardown · reverse engineering · DIY
vocabulary
One's word collection
gibberish · babbling · translation · words · sounds · communication · chatter · response · repetition · imitation
- 90s ToysTamagotchi, Skip-It, Super Soaker, Tickle Me Elmo, Power Rangers
- fadspet rocks, hula hoops, fidget spinner, mood rings, Tamagotchi
- toysteddy bear, doll, dolls, stuffed animal, puzzles
- 90sTamagotchi, pogs, slap bracelets, Tickle Me Elmo, boy bands
- Electronic ToysTamagotchi, robotic dog, robotic pet, digital pet, virtual pet
- toy fadsfidget spinner, slime, Tamagotchi, Beanie Baby, Cabbage Patch Kid
Furbyhamster
Small burrowing pet rodent
puppy · kitten · flesh and blood · housepet
Furbywooden block
Shaped piece of lumber
rag doll · teddy bear · stuffed animal · wooden blocks · stick figure
fur, furry, refurbish, refurbished, refurbishment, furrier, furriness, furbish, refurbishing