Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

numps

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: numps
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fool; a blockhead.

Obsolete

name

A diminutive of the male given name Humphrey.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"These are villainous engines indeed; but take heart, Numps! here is not a word of the stocks; and you need never stand in awe of any more honourable correction."
""You're a dizzard!" I retorted. "And a noodle and a jolt-head; you're a jobbernowl and a doodle, a maundering mooncalf and a blockheaded numps, a gaby and a loon; you're a Hatter!" I shrieked the last epithet."
"Humphrey Waspe:[…]And here is a Rogueis the baud o'the cutpurſes, whom I will beat to begin with. Cokes: Numps, Numps. Dame Overdoo: Good Mʳ Humphrey."

Etymology

Uncertain, probably from Numps, obsolete diminutive of Humphrey. Compare also numb and numpty.

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

numpses (plural) nump (alternative)

Derived Forms

numps

Questions

What does numps mean?: A fool; a blockhead.
Where does numps come from?: Uncertain, probably from Numps, obsolete diminutive of Humphrey. Compare also numb and numpty.

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