Heffalump
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈhɛfəlʌmp/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Heffalump is a noun meaning (figurative, informal) Something that is elusive.
Meaning
(figurative, informal) Something that is elusive.
More Meanings
- (chiefly childish, humorous) (A child's name for) an elephant.
- (slang, derogatory) A clumsy or overweight person.
Example Sentences
We went to the zoo and saw some heffalumps.
Yeees, we're going to the zoo to see animals. There are lions and tiggers and snakes and heffalumps.
In fact, some researchers are skeptical about the feasibility of constructing such an index and describe it as a "search for [a] heffalump" [...] or looking for a "Holy Grail" [...].
Violet, under the auspices of Jacques-Yves Cabillaud, had been continuing to expand her childish girth. At two she had already been pronounced a heffalump; by seven, she was the size and shape of a barrel.
Word Forms
- heffalumps
Synonyms for heffalump
Depending on context, synonyms include butterball, chubbs, chubster, chunker, elephant, fat.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include hedgie, humpee, heaf, heft, heehaw, hammy.
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