hop-o'-my-thumb

[ hop-uh-mahy-thuhm ]

/ ˈhɒp ə maɪˈθʌm /

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noun

a very small person, as a dwarf.

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Origin of hop-o'-my-thumb

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

Words nearby hop-o'-my-thumb

Hopkinson, Hopkinsville, Hoples, hoplite, hoplology, hop-o'-my-thumb, Hoppe, hopped-up, hopper, hopper barge, hopper car

How to use hop-o'-my-thumb in a sentence

She'd wonder why I didn't dictate a letter to some blonde hop-o-my-thumb in some nice quiet hotel.
Mixed Faces|Roy Norton
Joe heard Lucy, ahead of him, saying it reminded her of the woods that Hop-o-my-thumb and his 152 brother got lost in.
Boy Scouts in Glacier Park|Walter Prichard Eaton
You know Giles doesn't need thanks for what he does for small people, don't you, Hop-o-my-Thumb?
A Pilgrim Maid|Marion Ames Taggart
Do you remember Hop-o-My-Thumb, who hid under the wood-cutters stool and listened to his parents overcome by want?
Insect Adventures|J. Henri Fabre

As you are the smallest, Robineau, you shall be Hop-o-my-Thumb, and steal the seven-leagued boots.
The White House (Novels of Paul de Kock Volume XII)|Charles Paul de Kock