Etymograph

English

Jigglypuff

From jiggly + puff.

A compound of jiggly + puff

Proto-West Germanic *puf(f)- ‘to blow, puff’

Old English pyf ‘a blast of wind, puff’

Middle English puff

English puff

Today it means

noun Something that resembles the Pokémon Jigglypuff, e.g. by being rotund, bright pink, or able to induce sleep.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Jigglypuff