stuffie

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noun

A stuffed clam, typically quahog.

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Meanings

nounstuffie (plural stuffies)

plural stuffies

  1. New EnglandA stuffed clam, typically quahog.

    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.

    2007 November 2, Caitlin ONeil, “New England Style, Little Known and Liking It”, in New York Times
  2. alternativeAlternative form of stuffy (“stuffed toy”).

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
plush toysoft toystuffed animal

Origin

From stuff + -ie.

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Cite this entry
APA

stuffie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stuffie

MLA

“stuffie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stuffie. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stuffie,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stuffie.

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