Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bump supper

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.54 in modern English

Syllables: bump -sup-per
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A supper given in celebration of the making of a ‘bump’ by a college boat.

British usage

Example Sentences

"‘I once got clap after a bump supper,’ said Blanford gloomily, ‘and it wasn't gay at all. It took ages to get itself cured.’"

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

bump suppers (plural)

Questions

What does bump supper mean?: A supper given in celebration of the making of a ‘bump’ by a college boat.

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