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dumpy.

Short and thick; stout or stocky.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈdʌmpi/
  1. Short and thick; stout or stocky.

Where this word comes from

First attested in 1750; exact origin unknown. Perhaps derived from, or cognate with, dumpling, or from the noun sense of dump.

noun/ˈdʌmpi/
  1. A short, stout person or animal, especially one of a breed of very short-legged chickens.

  2. A small bottle of beer.

    South-Africa
  3. Ellipsis of dumpy level.

    abbreviation · alt-of · ellipsis
Where this word comes from

First attested in 1750; exact origin unknown. Perhaps derived from, or cognate with, dumpling, or from the noun sense of dump.

adj/ˈdʌmpi/
  1. Of or relating to a garbage dump; rubbishy.

Where this word comes from

From dump + -y.

noun/ˈdʌmpi/
  1. Synonym of dump truck (“prominent buttocks”).

    slang
Where this word comes from

From dump + -y.

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