Snuffleupagus

English Alternative forms en Mr. Snuffleupagus Etymology As a mammoth-like creature, he has a long trunk like an elephant's, which is called his snuffle. Proper noun Aloysius + A fictional character from the television series Sesame Street, resembling a woolly mammoth without tusks, who until the show's 17th season was only visible to Big Bird. en 2000 Peggy Munson Stricken: Voices from the Hidden Epidemic of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome CFIDS, even bigger than a medical giraffe, is almost like Sesame Street’s elusive giant puppet Snuffleupagus—witnessed only by believers. en 2001 Ryan Bigge A Very Lonely Planet: Love, Sex and the Single Guy Like Big Bird’s Snuffleupagus, Ryan’s “girlfriend” is vividly described, but never seen. en 2002 William J. Cobb The White Tattoo “I feel like I’m dating Snuffleupagus.” en 2004 Owen C. Bernard The Abyss Beside My Driveway No sooner than Didomenico would say “Bill?!” his stout potbellied structure would lift out of its seat and turn to face the room, swaying with the grace and agility of Mr. Snuffleupagus. en 2006 Brandilyn Collins Violet Dawn Ralph breathed into the phone like Mr. Snuffleupagus. en Fictional characters