hop-o'-my-thumb

[ hop-uh-mahy-thuhm ]

/ ˈhɒp ə maɪˈθʌm /

noun

a very small person, as a midget or dwarf.

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Nearby words

hop to it, hop trefoil, hop up, hop, skip, and a jump, hop, step, and jump, hop-o'-my-thumb, hop-picker, hopak, hopatcong, hope, hope against hope

Origin of hop-o'-my-thumb

First recorded in 1520–30; noun use of imperative phrase hop on my thumb

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