Word of the Day: Heffalump

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Heffalump
noun 1. A child's term for an elephant.
EXAMPLE SENTENCES
"Don't forget Clara's stuffed heffalump — she can't sleep without it."
"I've called elephants 'heffalumps' since my dad read 'Winnie-the-Pooh' to me when I was a kid."
"Let's go to the zoo and see your favorite heffalumps this weekend."
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British English, 1920s
Why This Word?
The word "heffalump," meaning "elephant," was coined by British author A.A. Milne in the Winnie-the-Pooh books. The first appearance of the charming term was in the original 1926 "Winnie-the-Pooh," with the fifth chapter titled, "In Which Piglet Meets a Heffalump." ...
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