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whiffenpoof

whiffenpoof noun: a fictional bird, said to fly forwards while looking backwards.

Noun (1)

whiffenpoof (plural whiffenpoofs)

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

Noun (2) capitalized: Whiffenpoof

Whiffenpoof (plural Whiffenpoofs)

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

Forms of whiffenpoof

pluralwhiffenpoofs
pluralWhiffenpoofs

Questions about whiffenpoof

What does whiffenpoof mean?
Whiffenpoof means a fictional bird, said to fly forwards while looking backwards.
What part of speech is whiffenpoof?
Whiffenpoof is a noun.
What is the plural of whiffenpoof?
The plural of whiffenpoof is whiffenpoofs.

Words near whiffenpoof in the dictionary

  1. whiff whaffs
  2. whiff-waff
  3. whiff-whaff
  4. whiff-whaffs
  5. whiffed
  6. whiffenpoof
  7. whiffenpoofs
  8. whiffer
  9. whifferdale
  10. whifferdill
  11. whifferdills

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