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humpy
1[ huhm-pee ]
humpy
2[ huhm-pee ]
noun
- any crude Aboriginal hut or shelter, especially a shanty built at the edge of a town.
humpy
3[ huhm-pee ]
noun
humpy
1/ ˈhʌmpɪ /
noun
- a primitive hut
humpy
2/ ˈhʌmpɪ /
adjective
- full of humps
- informal.angry or gloomy
Derived Forms
- ˈhumpiness, noun
Other Words From
- humpi·ness noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of humpy2
Origin of humpy3
Word History and Origins
Origin of humpy1
Example Sentences
Petersen went on to form the Humpy Bong band with former Bee Gees member Jonathan Kelly and British rocker Tim Staffell, then managed Kelly as a solo artist in the 1970s.
One of the latter is Nawaaz Mohammad Meerun, a crypto trader who has used the handle “Humpy the Whale” and who allegedly viewed FTX’s incompetent record-keeping as a flaw to be profitably exploited.
He learned the art of selling tickets, packing grandstands and turning races into spectacles from company founder Bruton Smith and longtime executive Humpy Wheeler.
Humpy recalls being the only female player to compete in open tournaments - she says these are much tougher to win than women's-only tournaments because the players are more skilled on average.
"Once there are more female players, there will be more of them in the top levels of the sport," says Humpy, adding that this will change prevailing perceptions.
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