A very small piece of plush material such as lint.
You've got a fuzzy on your coat.
Something covered with fuzz or hair, as an animal or plush toy.
If you don't yet have a ferret, this book can help you decide whether a fuzzy is for you.
Uncertain. Apparently from fuzz + -y, though some sources suggest that fuzz derives from fuzzy. Compare fozy, or Low German fussig (“loose; spongy”).
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A person, especially a college student, interested in humanities or social sciences, as opposed to one interested in mathematics, science, or engineering.
A "fuzzy" on the other hand is a "people person," — someone who prefers studying the humanities or social sciences, someone who sees the world in broad contextual terms.