Beanie Babies

 

Canadian Tags This refers to the fact that Beanie Babies sold in Canada are required to have an extra larger white tush tag, so this means Canadian beanies have three tags total. One is in French and the other in English.
Fastener  The red (or sometimes with older beanies, clear) piece of plastic that connects a beanie's hang tag to the beanie
Generation Generation usually refers to the tags of a Beanie Baby, older ones start with 1st generation tags, and they go up from there.
Heart tag (also called swing tag) The heart tag, is the tag shaped like a heart usually located near the top of your beanie, such as on an ear. This tag sports the Beanie's name and a poem and birthday date.
Locket Some tag protectors are called locket protectors because they open up like a locket. The hang tags also open up like a locket.
Loved Usually means the beanie has been played with. Usually in non mint condition, maybe missing tags, bent tags, worn look to the fur.   
Mint Term often used to refer to tag and beanie quality. Mint should be used only when the tag/beanie is in crisp, perfect, new condition.
MIP Means Mint In Package, usually refers to Teenie Beanies that are in their original packaging.
MWBMT Mint With Both Mint Tags - means both tags are mint.
MWMT Mint With Mint Tags - Means the Beanie Baby contains perfect mint tags, this should include both the tush and swing (heart) tags.
MWNMT Mint With Non-Mint Tags - This means the beanie itself is mint, however its tags are not, this can mean it doesn't have a certain tag at all, or that a certain tag is in non mint condition, usually this is the hang tag and it typically has creases in it.
New Face This refers to the  "new face" on beanie baby bears, where they have a stitch across the nose. Nearly all releases since 1997 have had this new face. However, in 2000 with the release of the 2000 Holiday teddy, a newer face beanie bear was released, these are often to referred as "Pooh Faced."
Old Face The "old face" on beanie baby bears without a stitch across the nose. The Old Face teddies are generally more expensive since they are an older style. There are very few of these original bears.
Retired Beanie babies that are no longer in production, these beanies typically are now only available on the secondary market.
Swing tag See 'Heart Tag'
Tag protector A tag protector is a piece of plastic that is made to surround your Beanie Babies tags. This is to protect them from the elements, such as light, water and dust.  
Tush tag A tush tag is the tag on the rear end of your Beanie Baby, or the tush of your beanie. There are many generations of these tags.
Ty Ty or Ty Inc. is the name of the company that produces Ty Beanie Babies. Ty is also the name of the founder of the company and creator of Beanie Babies, H. Ty Warner.
Tylon The soft fabric used for beanie babies.
Tyhair (Tysilk) A fabric which is used on several products distributed by Ty. This fabric is used mostly on Beanie Babies.

 

 


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