bumblepuppy

[buhm-buhl-puhp-ee]

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of bumblepuppy¹

First recorded in 1795–1805; bumble ¹ + puppy

Example Sentences

Definition of Bumblepuppy.—Bumblepuppy is persisting to play whist, either in utter ignorance of all its known principles, or in defiance of them, or both.

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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.

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She even seems to get some fun out of this kind of thing:—"'Write,' commanded the Zanouka with a double-barrelled flash of her great eyes;" or, again, "It's all poppycock and bumblepuppy," meaning, just, it isn't true.

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Bumblepuppy is a synonym of whist played in defiance of certain time- honoured conventions and principles.

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After this incident, we always spoke of Johnnie as Bumblepuppy.

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