# Hufflepuff

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈhʌfəlˌpʌf/ · frequency rank #58,086

## Definitions
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.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/hufflepuff