Slytherin
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Coined by British author J. K. Rowling, presumably from slither.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˈslɪðəɹɪn/
Audio (US) (file) - Homophone: slithering (g-dropping)
Noun[edit]
Slytherin (plural Slytherins)
- A person having traits associated with Slytherin house from the Harry Potter series, including ambition, cunning, or an affinity for snakes or the colours green and silver.
- 2013, Michele Bigley, Explorer's Guide Northern California, The Countryman Press, published 2013, →ISBN, page 409:
- I'll admit, this place creeps me out, but Slytherins out there will enjoy viewing (and holding) over 50 types of snakes and reptiles, including bearded dragons, horned frogs, and tarantulas.
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Slytherin.
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