dumpy
/ˈdʌmpi/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 2.32 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A short, stout person or animal, especially one of a breed of very short-legged chickens.
noun
Ellipsis of dumpy level.
adj
Of or relating to a garbage dump; rubbishy.
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "Lager-style beer comes in cans or dumpies (small bottles) for around US$1.10."
- "“Once you start drinking you have many friends drinking with you,” the University of Johannesburg student explained. “I drink whiskey and I drink beer. I drink heavily on weekends but during the week I have about three or four dumpies. I don’t pass out. I just get drunk,” he said."
- "Most manufacturers have ceased making dumpies, and a number have even stopped making tilting levels, […]"
- ""I knew it!" Barry screeched. "A dump bike for the dummy. Hey, dumpy boy. Dumper! Ha, haaaaaaaaagh!""
- "At first, I had no idea you had money, and you didn't seem like a snoot. The place where you were renting was a dumpy place. When you turned out to have money, I was surprised."