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humpy

1

[ huhm-pee ]

adjective

, hump·i·er, hump·i·est.
  1. full of humps.
  2. resembling a hump; humplike.


humpy

2

[ huhm-pee ]

noun

, Australian.
, plural hum·pies.
  1. any crude Aboriginal hut or shelter, especially a shanty built at the edge of a town.

humpy

3
or hump·ie

[ huhm-pee ]

noun

, plural hump·ies.

humpy

1

/ ˈhʌmpɪ /

noun

  1. a primitive hut
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

humpy

2

/ ˈhʌmpɪ /

adjective

  1. full of humps
  2. informal.
    angry or gloomy
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈhumpiness, noun
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Other Words From

  • humpi·ness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of humpy1

First recorded in 1700–10; hump + -y 1

Origin of humpy2

First recorded in 1840–50; from Tharapal (an Australian Aboriginal language spoken between Moreton Bay and Wide Bay, southern Queensland), recorded as umpī (with an intrusive h )
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Word History and Origins

Origin of humpy1

C19: from a native Australian language
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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.

From BBC

"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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