The word whiffenpoof can refer to: ==Imaginary or indefinite animal== Particularly among hunters, `whiffenpoof` can be a tongue-in-cheek name for imaginary animal like the jackalope, or a placeholder name for an animal (analogous to `thingamajig`): `Whiffenpoof` has been used as a joking fictitious name for a member of the upper crust; a 192... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whiffenpoof