whiffenpoof

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noun

A fictional bird, said to fly forwards while looking backwards.

Scrabble 28

Meanings

whiffenpoof1

nounwhiffenpoof (plural whiffenpoofs)

plural whiffenpoofs

  1. A fictional bird, said to fly forwards while looking backwards.

Whiffenpoof2

nounWhiffenpoof (plural Whiffenpoofs)

plural Whiffenpoofs

  1. A member of a collegiate a cappella singing group established at Yale University in 1909.
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APA

whiffenpoof. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whiffenpoof

MLA

“whiffenpoof.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whiffenpoof. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “whiffenpoof,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whiffenpoof.

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