bumblepuppy

American  

[buhm-buhl-puhp-ee] / ˈbʌm bəlˌpʌp i /

noun

1. a game of whist played carelessly or contrary to rules and conventions.

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Etymology

Origin of bumblepuppy

First recorded in 1795–1805; bumble ¹ + puppy

Example Sentences

"Huxley feared we would become a trivial culture, preoccupied with some equivalent of the feelies, the orgy porgy, and the centrifugal bumblepuppy."

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2017

And, in performing this task of hers, she has developed a technique of politeness which is to the amateur's technique what the professional golf-player's style is to the form of the mere bumblepuppy.

From Penguin Persons & Peppermints by Eaton, Walter Prichard

Phew! it's too hot to go on playing bumblepuppy.'

From Life's Handicap by Kipling, Rudyard