humpies
- plural of humpy.
Example Sentences
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Also known as humpies or humpback salmon, these fish only return from the Pacific Ocean to spawn in odd-numbered years.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 22, 2023
Bears wandered out of the woods down to the beach, plucked humpies from the water, and retreated.
From Washington Times • Oct. 6, 2018
Dodson said they’re starting by marking 10 percent of the humpies, to fully test the procedure but the practice may expand.
From Washington Times • Oct. 6, 2018
Pink salmon, dude; humpies, coming home to Puget Sound and the Fraser River like November rain.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 5, 2013
Townsville is simply a collection of humpies and shanties built upon an ill-smelling mud bank.
From Tom Gerrard by Becke, Louis
