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Hufflepuff.

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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Meaning & usage

noun/ˈhʌfəlˌpʌf/
  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.

Where this word comes from

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

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