[jbovlaste] Re: stuffed animal

[Arnt Richard Johansen <arj@nvg.org>]

On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 11:49:51AM -0400, Luke Bergen wrote:
> So, I find myself wanting to say something that requires a word for "stuffed
> x".  I think the right answer is some word for "stuffed" and then append
> danfu for things like "teddy bear".

How about “cribe krati”, as in “ersatz bear”? Unless we're talking taxidermy, the relevant property of a stuffed animal would not be its stuffing, but that it is shaped like an animal, yet isn't one.

The fact that this could apply equally well to a porcelain sculpture of a bear as a teddy bear may be an advantage or a disadvantege, depending on your perspective.

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