dumpy
dumpy · dumpies
A short, stout person or animal, especially one of a breed of very short-legged chickensA short, stout person or animal, especially one of a breed of very short-legged chickens.
/ˈdʌmpi/
» That dress makes you look dumpy.
Meaning
3 sensesA short, stout person or animal, especially one of a breed of very short-legged chickens.
(South Africa)A small bottle of beer.
(slang)Synonym of dump truck (“prominent buttocks”).
Examples
2 sentencesThat dress makes you look dumpy.
In fact, the tabloids have called the duchess frumpy, dumpy and worse.
Origin
First attested in 1750; exact origin unknown. Perhaps derived from, or cognate with, dumplFirst attested in 1750; exact origin unknown. Perhaps derived from, or cognate with, dumpling, or from the noun sense of dump.
From dump + -y.
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