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get one's hump up

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.32 in modern English

Syllables
get one's hump up
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
1
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To become angry or sullen.

Archaic; Slang

Usage

Inflected Forms

gets one's hump up (present, singular) getting one's hump up (participle, present) got one's hump up (past) got one's hump up (participle, past) gotten one's hump up (participle, past)

Phrases

have one's hump up

Frequently Paired Words

have one's hump up

Questions

What does get one's hump up mean?
To become angry or sullen.

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