stuffie

See also: stuffy

English

Etymology

stuff +‎ -ie

Noun

stuffie (plural stuffies)

  1. (New England) A stuffed clam, typically quahog.
    • 2007 November 2, Caitlin ONeil, “New England Style, Little Known and Liking It”, in New York Times‎:
      From its perch overlooking Nanaquaket Pond, Evelyns serves fresh and fried seafood, stuffies (Rhode Island-speak for stuffed quahogs) and lobster chow mein to diners, either in the clamshell-crunchy parking lot or in the no-frills dining room.
  2. (US, Canada, colloquial, often childish) Alternative form of stuffy (“stuffed toy”)
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