English
Proper noun
wikipedia|Aloysius Snuffleupagus
Snuffleupagus
- A fictional character from the television series w:Sesame Street|Sesame Street, resembling a woolly mammoth without tusks, who until the show's 17th season could only be seen by w:Big Bird|Big Bird. Also Mr. Snuffleupagus.
#*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.
#*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.
#*2002, William J. Cobb, The White Tattoo
#*:�I feel like I�m dating Snuffleupagus.�
#*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.
#*2006, Brandilyn Collins, Violet Dawn
#*:Ralph breathed into the phone like Mr. Snuffleupagus.
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