dumpy
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dumpy¹
- /ˈdʌmpi/
Rhymes with -ʌmpi
Where it comes from
First attested in 1750; exact origin unknown. Perhaps derived from, or cognate with, dumpling, or from the noun sense of dump.
adjective dumpier · dumpiest
- Short and thick; stout or stocky.
noun dumpies
- A short, stout person or animal, especially one of a breed of very short-legged chickens. Yet I don't like dumpies either, and Brown says she is little and stout—the better fitted for a wiry, starved-looking chap like you.
- A small bottle of beer. Lager-style beer comes in cans or dumpies (small bottles) for around US$1.10.
- Ellipsis of dumpy level Most manufacturers have ceased making dumpies, and a number have even stopped making tilting levels, […]
dumpy²
- /ˈdʌmpi/
Rhymes with -ʌmpi
adjective dumpier · dumpiest
- Of or relating to a garbage dump; rubbishy. "I knew it!" Barry screeched. "A dump bike for the dummy. Hey, dumpy boy. Dumper! Ha, haaaaaaaaagh!"
noun dumpies
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Synonym of dump truck (“prominent buttocks”).
When her animation students at Kansas City Art Institute kept asking why the moms in Pixar have dump-truck asses, Bona Bones […] knew she had to share the answer beyond just the classroom. That’s how she found herself making a TikTok to directly answer the question: “Why do all Pixar moms have such
Similar: dump truck
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Talk about this word "dumpy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/dumpy. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. dumpy. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/dumpy "dumpy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/dumpy.Cite this
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