noun · rare

warm fuzzy

warm fuzzy · warm fuzzies

A good impression; a feeling of comfort, happiness or trustA good impression; a feeling of comfort, happiness or trust.

» I feel all warm and fuzzy.

Mir ist ganz warm und wohlig zumute. — Yorwba

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Meaning

2 senses

(informal)A good impression; a feeling of comfort, happiness or trust.
I suppose they are a reputable business, but I didn't get a warm fuzzy from their salesman.
(derogatory, in the plural, informal, often)A sense of accomplishment after performing an act.
John picks up litter in our neighborhood because it gives him warm fuzzies.

Examples

2 sentences

I feel all warm and fuzzy.
deMir ist ganz warm und wohlig zumute. — Yorwba
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Kittens make me feel so warm and fuzzy inside.
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Origin

Coined by Claude Steiner in 1970 for his children's story A Warm Fuzzy Tale, where it is u

Coined by Claude Steiner in 1970 for his children's story A Warm Fuzzy Tale, where it is used in a technical sense to illustrate a concept, namely, positive stroke, that is used in a type of therapy called transactional analysis.

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Forms

plural: warm fuzzies

Singular	warm fuzzy
Plural	warm fuzzies

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Antonyms

1 antonyms

cold prickly