heffalump

Etymology
Probably a childish mispronunciation of, perhaps influenced by a  (as in "I'll have half a lump of sugar in my tea"),  (1882–1956) as the name of an imaginary animal in his book Winnie-the-Pooh (1926). The animal was not described in the book, but the illustrator Ernest Howard Shepard (1879–1976) depicted it as an elephant.

Sense 2 (“something which is elusive”) refers to the fact that in Milne’s book the characters and Piglet set a trap for, but are unable to capture, a heffalump.

Noun

 * 1)  (A child's name for) an elephant.
 * 2) Something that is elusive.
 * 3)  A clumsy or overweight person.
 * 1) Something that is elusive.
 * 2)  A clumsy or overweight person.
 * 1) Something that is elusive.
 * 2)  A clumsy or overweight person.
 * 1)  A clumsy or overweight person.
 * 1)  A clumsy or overweight person.
 * 1)  A clumsy or overweight person.

Translations

 * French: éphélant, éfélant
 * Italian: efelante


 * Russian: