/ˈdʌmpi/
OriginFirst attested in 1750; exact origin unknown. Perhaps derived from, or cognate with, dumpling, or from the noun sense of dump.
- Short and thick; stout or stocky.
- Of or relating to a garbage dump; rubbishy.
“"I knew it!" Barry screeched. "A dump bike for the dummy. Hey, dumpy boy. Dumper! Ha, haaaaaaaaagh!"”
“At first, I had no idea you had money, and you didn't seem like a snoot. The place where you were renting was a dumpy place. When you turned out to have money, I was surprised.”
“On the other side of the walls was a dumpy, trash-ridden street of the IZ, not far from an old government building of Saddam Hussein.”
- A short, stout person or animal, especially one of a breed of very short-legged chickens.
“Yet I don't like dumpies either, and Brown says she is little and stout—the better fitted for a wiry, starved-looking chap like you.”
- South-AfricaA small bottle of beer.
“Lager-style beer comes in cans or dumpies (small bottles) for around US$1.10.”
““Once you start drinking you have many friends drinking with you,” the University of Johannesburg student explained. “I drink whiskey and I drink beer. I drink heavily on weekends but during the week ”
- abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsisEllipsis of dumpy level.
“Most manufacturers have ceased making dumpies, and a number have even stopped making tilting levels, […]”
- slangSynonym of dump truck (“prominent buttocks”).
“When her animation students at Kansas City Art Institute kept asking why the moms in Pixar have dump-truck asses, Bona Bones […] knew she had to share the answer beyond just the classroom. That’s how ”
Formsdumpier(comparative) · dumpiest(superlative) · dumpies(plural)