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miffy

miffy

1 9.9
A small soft rabbit toy from a children's book character
  • noun
  • /ˈmɪfi/
translation icon : Miffy
  • The most important thing I'm bringing to my older sisters is my Miffy cup that I got from Japan.

Examples

  • By the way, I found this while I was looking through my comments trying to find out if I did something to make you so darn miffy towards me.

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  • I put a little miffy sticker on this and I'll show you guys the first page.

  • It has all of the miffy doing things variations and you have to pick your favorite one that you're looking for.

  • Isn't the whole deal with them that they always get all miffy about "who is and isn't a REAL LIBERTARIAN?

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  • My niece loves her Miffy toy and takes it everywhere she goes.

  • I bought a Miffy puzzle that features the cute rabbit character.

  • The store has a section dedicated to Miffy merchandise, including stuffed animals and books.

Surface Forms

miffy singular
miffies plural

Etymology

Miffy is the name of a small rabbit created by Dutch artist Dick Bruna; the rabbit's original Dutch name was Nijntje, from konijntje meaning 'little rabbit'. So a miffy is any toy, picture, or product that shows that famous little rabbit.