Definitions for Furby
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WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Furbynoun

   An electronic toy, in the form of a fluffy animal, that talks

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Furby

   Furby is an American electronic robotic toy that was originally released in 1998 by Tiger Electronics. It resembles a hamster or owllike creature and went through a period of being a "must-have" toy following its holiday season launch, with continual sales until 2000. Over 40 million Furbies were sold during the three years of its original production, with 1.8 million sold in 1998, and 14 million in 1999. Its speaking capabilities were translated into 24 languages. Furbies were the first successful attempt to produce and sell a domestically aimed robot. A newly purchased Furby starts out speaking entirely "Furbish", the unique language that all Furbies use, but is programmed to start using English words and phrases in place of Furbish over time. This process is intended to resemble the process of learning English. The updated Emoto-Tronic Furby, with voice recognition and more complex facial movements, was sold by Hasbro between 2005 and 2007. Another updated Furby with black and white LCD eyes and a mobile app was released for the holiday season in 2012. The last updated Furby with color LCD eyes was released in 2016.

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1. Furby

   A Furby is an electronic robotic toy resembling a hamster or owl-like creature which went through a period of being a "must-have" toy following its launch in the holiday season of 1998, with continual sales until 2000. Over 40 million Furbies were sold during the three years of its original production, with 1.8 million sold in 1998, and 14 million in 1999. Its speaking capabilities were translated into 24 languages. Furbies were the first successful attempt to produce and sell a domestically-aimed robot. A newly purchased Furby starts out speaking entirely Furbish, the unique language that all Furbies use, but is programmed to start using English words and phrases in place of Furbish over time. This process is intended to resemble the process of learning English. In 2005, new Furbies were released, with voice-recognition and more complex facial movements, and many other changes and improvements. The Emoto-Tronic Furbies continued to be sold until late 2007, when these toys became extremely rare. An updated Furby is being sold as of September 2012 for the holiday season.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. FURBY

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Furby is ranked #44653 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Furby surname appeared 481 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Furby.
   
   75.2% or 362 total occurrences were White.
   17.4% or 84 total occurrences were Black.
   3.7% or 18 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2% or 10 total occurrences were Asian.

How to pronounce Furby?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Furby in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Furby in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Furby in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Furby
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Furby
3. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Furby
4. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html