Furbyn.
/ˈfəːbi/, U.S. /ˈfərbi/ A proprietary name for: a small furry electronic toy animal, which is capable of responding to external stimuli by moving and ‘speaking’ a vocabulary composed of English and an invented language.
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1998 USA Today 9 Feb. 10 b Tiger's Furby, a small, plush creature that responds to light, sound and touch, speaks 200 words (100 in English, 100 in Furbish) and interacts with you and other nearby Furbies.
2000 Kidscreen (Nexis) 1 Feb. 63 Much like a Furby, its verbal abilities will become more advanced as it is played with, and it will prompt the child to play built-in games.
2001 Daily Tel. 12 Nov. 11/5 Furbies..have topped the toy charts in previous years, prompting all-night queues and outbreaks of ‘toy rage’ among parents competing for the products.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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