dumpy.
Short and thick; stout or stocky.
Meaning & usage
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.
A short, stout person or animal, especially one of a breed of very short-legged chickens.
A small bottle of beer.
Ellipsis of dumpy level.
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.
Of or relating to a garbage dump; rubbishy.
Where this word comes from
From dump + -y.
Synonym of dump truck (“prominent buttocks”).
Where this word comes from
From dump + -y.
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