OprindelseFrom Old Norse dumpa, of uncertain origin, possibly imitative of falling, similar to English thump.
- intransitiveTo receive a non-passing grade; to fail.
“Jeg dumpede i engelsk!” — I failed English!
“Bjarne var den eneste der dumpede i matematik, alle andre bestod. Yderligere viste det sig, at Bjarnes hold, var det eneste hold på hele kurset, hvor der ikke var nogen elever der dumpede.” — Bjarne was the only one to fail math, everyone else passed. Furthermore, it turned out that Bjarne's team was the only team on the entire course from which no one failed.
“Hvis var skylden, når eller hvis hun dumpede i matematik? Nogen skulle have skylden, den lille grimme abe krævede et sted, hvor den kunne sidde og skide på det hele.” — Whose was the blame, when or if she failed math? Someone had to take the blame, the ugly little monkey demanded a place to sit and don't give a shit.
- transitiveTo dispense a non-passing grade.
“Læreren dumpede ham på grund af hans stammen.” — The teacher failed him because of his stuttering.
“„Læreren, fordi han bliver ved med at give os de her åndssvage prøver og dumper mig hver eneste gang.“ Monica gravede tre sammenhæftede opgavebesvarelser fremfra rygsækken og smed dem på bordet. De va” — The teacher, because he keeps giving us these ridiculous tests and failing me every single time. Monica produced three fastened-together assignments from her backpack and threw them on the table. They
- transitiveTo discontinue a romantic relationship with; to dump.
“Nikolai dumpede mig! Meganederen.” — Nikolai dumped me! What a bummer.
“»Dana dumpede mig, Kerry vil ikke have mig tilbage, Gabrielle bryder sig ikke om mig, og selv den tilfældige babe, jeg lagde an på på kasinoet, begyndte at tage pis på mig ...«” — »Dana dumped me, Kerry doesn't want me back, Gabrielle doesn't like me, and even the random babe I hit on at the casino began shitting with me ...«
““Nej, hvor fanden skulle jeg vide det fra? I øvrigt er jeg ligeglad. Det var hende, der dumpede mig, så hvis du har tænkt dig at komme og anklage mig for noget ... Hvad har hun i grunden sagt om mig?”” — “No, how the hell should I know that? I don't really care anyway. It was her that dumped me, so if you're going to accuse me of anything ... What did she even say about me?“
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