Definitions
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- noun A stuffed animal toy usually made from
crocheted yarn and having an oversized head.
Etymologies
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Examples
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They're all forms of amigurumi, the Japanese word for crocheted or knitted stuffed animals with human characteristics.
The Seattle Times 2010
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Nowadays a search for 'amigurumi' on Amazon Japan returns nearly 200 pattern books and almost 300 pattern kits, and that's just in Japanese.
EzineArticles 2010
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By using "amigurumi" you have also insured you have to define it by slipping the word "crocheted" in somewhere.
Boing Boing Cory Doctorow 2010
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Recently Offworld has gone crafty with new guest blogger Tiff Chow digging up LucasArts inspired amigurumi for both Day of the Tentacle and Sam & Max, which also led us to home-stitched LittleBigPlanet Sack-people based on Space Channel 5 and 60s cereal mascot Fruit Brute (!), and Anna the Red debuts her most adorable bento yet making The Behemoth's Castle Crashers fully edible.
Boing Boing 2009
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Super Punch: Mario Bros. amigurumi (link roundup) skip to main | skip to sidebar
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Here's U900, an amigurumi ukulele duo playing "Walk, Don't Run."
Boing Boing 2009
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Super Punch: Jack Sparrow amigurumi (link roundup) skip to main | skip to sidebar
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Max, Carol, Astro Boy and Kai-Lan amigurumi patterns can be purchased from this Etsy shop.
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* Learn how to make amigurumi with these books at Amazon.
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Mario Bros., including Mario in penguin suit, amigurumi by Mindy, who has various items on sale at Etsy.
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