Jigglypuff

English

Etymology

From jiggly + puff.

Noun

Jigglypuff (plural Jigglypuff or Jigglypuffs)

  1. (sometimes attributive) Something that resembles the Pokémon Jigglypuff, e.g. by being rotund, bright pink, or able to induce sleep.
    • 2004, Celia Rivenbark, We're Just Like You, Only Prettier: Confessions of a Tarnished Southern Belle, pages 151–152:
      When they pointed out that I'd have to pay a couple of hundred bucks if I ever rejoined, I just laughed at them, pressed my fingertips to my temples, and visualized about seven and a half pounds off my jigglypuff thighs.
    • 2007, Demigodz, “Well, Well, Well”, in The Godz Must Be Crazier:
      They sleep when you on the mic, you're fucking Jigglypuff
    • 2015, Barbara Sorrelson, 45 Reasons It Sucks to be Fat: Daily Diet Motivation, page 27:
      And when your body type is "Kirby" or "Jigglypuff", finding a style that is meant for your shape is next to impossible.
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Jigglypuff.

Usage notes

The official Pokémon products and video games use the plural Jigglypuff, although Jigglypuffs is commonly used elsewhere.

Translations

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