Voldy

name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A nickname for a person, or sometimes an animal, who resembles the Harry Potter villain Voldemort in meanness, frightfulness, or some other attribute. derogatory, often

    "As I walked slowly to my desk, I pictured myself, as I had done several times before, telling old Voldy I was quitting. Whenever I had the temptation to stop reading the immensely boring editorials and random reading material, I was subjecting myself to these days for my upcoming GDs/interviews, I would picture myself telling Voldy I was out of here and then his possible reactions. It was my favourite daydream."

Example

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"As I walked slowly to my desk, I pictured myself, as I had done several times before, telling old Voldy I was quitting. Whenever I had the temptation to stop reading the immensely boring editorials and random reading material, I was subjecting myself to these days for my upcoming GDs/interviews, I would picture myself telling Voldy I was out of here and then his possible reactions. It was my favourite daydream."

Etymology

From the evil wizard Voldemort in the Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling.

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.