Lafufu

plural Lafufus

1. slangA counterfeit Labubu plush toy.

   Instead of buying an authentic Labubu from Chinese toy maker Pop Mart, I caved and bought a Lafufu. The sad, budget fuzzy doll stands in for the real deal — a toy that has taken the world by storm and made millions for its Chinese owner.

   2025 May 23, Aditi Bharade, “Labubu's bootleg cousin 'Lafufu' is janky, cheap, and weirdly irresistible”, in Business Insider

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   “I was actually really excited to see what it would look like, because I'd seen TikToks of people unboxing the scariest looking Lafufus,” Ms. Bystritsky said. “And when I unboxed that Lafufu it was just so funny looking that I was like, ‘Oh my gosh.’”

   2025 July 3, Jessica Roy, quoting Victoria Bystritsky, “Their Labubus Are Fake, and They Don't Care”, in The New York Times, page D.3

   The profitability of the toothy elflike creature and Pop Mart's "blind box" business model has given rise to a host of would-be competitors, such as Wakuku — launched by Chinese retailer Miniso — and Lafufus, as the fake Labubus flooding the market are called.

   2025 September 13, “Labubu has nothing to fear from Wakuku or Lafufu competition”, in Financial Times, London, page 18