Hufflepuff

H4U1F4F4L1E1P3U1F4F4
/ˈhʌfəlˌpʌf/

noun

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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Meanings

nounHufflepuff (plural Hufflepuffs)

plural Hufflepuffs

  1. 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.

Origin

Coined by English author J. K. Rowling, presumably from huff + -le + puff.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 赫奇帕奇, 赫夫帕夫
  • 赫奇帕奇 (Hèqípàqí)Harry Potter house
  • 赫夫帕夫 (Hèfūpàfū)Harry Potter house
Czech Mrzimor
  • MrzimorHarry Potter house
Finnish Puuskupuh
  • PuuskupuhHarry Potter house
French Poufsouffle
  • PoufsouffleHarry Potter house
Hebrew הפלפאף
  • הפלפאף (haflpaf)Harry Potter house
Hindi मेहनतकश
  • मेहनतकश (mehnatkaś)Harry Potter house
Hungarian Hugrabug
  • HugrabugHarry Potter house
Italian Tassorosso
  • TassorossoHarry Potter house
Japanese ハッフルパフ
  • ハッフルパフ (Haffurupafu)Harry Potter house
Portuguese Lufa-Lufa
  • Lufa-LufaHarry Potter house
Russian Пу́ффендуй, пуффендуец
  • Пу́ффендуй (Púffenduj)Harry Potter house
  • пуффендуец (puffendujec)person having traits associated with the house
Cite this entry
APA

Hufflepuff. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hufflepuff

MLA

“Hufflepuff.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hufflepuff. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hufflepuff,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hufflepuff.

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