humpy
1 Americannoun
noun
adjective
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full of humps
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informal angry or gloomy
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Etymology
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 )
Origin of humpy3
Example Sentences
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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.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 19, 2024
He learned the art of selling tickets, packing grandstands and turning races into spectacles from company founder Bruton Smith and longtime executive Humpy Wheeler.
From Seattle Times • May 16, 2024
She now stands on the cusp of becoming only India's third-ever female Grandmaster after Koneru Humpy and Harika Dronavalli.
From BBC • Dec. 1, 2023
Krush upset Indian GM Humpy Koneru in their semifinal rapid match but ran into a combinational buzz saw against Kosteniuk.
From Washington Times • Sep. 21, 2021
Humpy had been a good while in his employ, and he had reposed entire confidence in his fidelity.
From Rufus and Rose Or, The Fortunes of Rough and Ready by Alger, Horatio
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