furbies
Talking plush creatures
Furbies are electronic toy creatures that became a sensation in the late 1990s.
Resembling owl-hamster hybrids with large eyes and ears, they appeared to learn language—starting with their own "Furbish" and gradually speaking more English.
The toys' perceived autonomy and slightly unsettling appearance made them objects of both affection and unease: Those furbies in the closet still creep me out.
American toy conglomerate
- electronicRelating to circuitry devices
- interactiveAllowing mutual exchange
- plushThick-pile soft fabric
- animatronicMotorized lifelike puppet
1990s · collectible · battery-powered · sensor · beak · ears · eyes · LCD
Officially disallowed
- CIAU.S. foreign intelligence service
- NSAFederal cryptologic intelligence agency
- PentagonU.S. military headquarters
- securityProtection from threat
classified · rumor · spy · recording · controversy · urban legend · creepy · haunted
System of symbolic communication
- phrasesConnected word groups
- babblingIncoherent or infantile speech
- gibberishUnintelligible speech or writing
- learningGaining knowledge gradually
vocabulary · speech · sounds · chirping · cooing · purring · singing · mimicry
Final millennium's penultimate year
- childhoodLife's earliest phase
- millennialConcerning thousand-year cycles
- retroEvoking recent past
- vintageQuality from past eras
craze · fad · holiday · Christmas · shortage · eBay · revival · 2012
Seldom found or seen
- limited editionSmall intentional production run
- variantsDiffering forms of something
- colorsVisual spectrum variations
- patternsRecurring arrangements or designs
mint · boxed · value · authentication · series · generation · McDonald's · Shelby
Hasbro
American toy conglomerate
- electronicRelating to circuitry devices
- interactiveAllowing mutual exchange
- plushThick-pile soft fabric
animatronic · 1990s · collectible · battery-powered · sensor · beak · ears · eyes · LCD · movement
banned
Officially disallowed
- CIAU.S. foreign intelligence service
- NSAFederal cryptologic intelligence agency
- PentagonU.S. military headquarters
security · classified · rumor · spy · recording · controversy · urban legend · creepy · haunted · meme
language
System of symbolic communication
- phrasesConnected word groups
- babblingIncoherent or infantile speech
- gibberishUnintelligible speech or writing
learning · vocabulary · speech · sounds · chirping · cooing · purring · singing · mimicry · words
1998
Final millennium's penultimate year
- childhoodLife's earliest phase
- millennialConcerning thousand-year cycles
- retroEvoking recent past
vintage · craze · fad · holiday · Christmas · shortage · eBay · revival · 2012 · reboot
rare
Seldom found or seen
- limited editionSmall intentional production run
- variantsDiffering forms of something
- colorsVisual spectrum variations
patterns · mint · boxed · value · authentication · series · generation · McDonald's · Shelby · pristine
furbieslive animals
Organisms currently alive
living creatures · dogs · cats · hamsters · puppies
furbiesstuffed animals
Soft sewn toy creatures
teddy bears · plush toys · rag dolls · wooden toys · wooden blocks
furbiestimeless classics
Works of enduring appeal
Lego · Barbie · teddy bears · Lincoln Logs · wooden blocks