peluche
/peˈlut͡ʃe/ · B2 · adj
soft toy, stuffed animal
🧸 sounds like pellet-loosh: a loosh, soft teddy you pamper and spoil
From French peluche, meaning plush, itself from Old French peluchier, to pluck or comb. Say pe-LOO-che and link it to loosh, lush, soft fabric. A pampered, spoiled child gets soft treatment like a plush toy, and a smug person acts that way too.