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Hufflepuff

noun
/ˈhʌfəlˌpʌf/

Etymology

Coined by British author and philanthropist J. K. Rowling, presumably from huff + -le + puff.

  1. inherited from *puf(f)-✻ — “to blow, puff”
  2. inherited from pyf — “a blast of wind, puff”
  3. inherited from puff
  4. formed as hufflepuff — “huff + -le + puff”

Definitions

  1. A person having traits associated with Hufflepuff house from the Harry Potter series,…

    A person having traits associated with Hufflepuff house from the Harry Potter series, including patience, justice, and loyalty or an affinity for badgers or the colours yellow and black.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA