Definition
A line of egg-shaped plastic toys with a weighted, rounded bottom that allows them to rock back and forth without tipping over, popular from the 1970s onward. The brand became known for the jingle "Weebles wobble but they don't fall down," which emphasized their design feature.
Example Usage
I spent hours as a kid trying to knock over my Weebles, but no matter how hard I pushed them, they'd always wobble back upright.
Origin
Name derived from the wobbling motion; trademark of Playskool, introduced in 1971.
Fun Fact
The physics principle behind Weebles—a low center of gravity creating a righting moment—is the same used in modern stability engineering.
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