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humpy
1[ huhm-pee ]
/ ˈhʌm pi /
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adjective, hump·i·er, hump·i·est.
full of humps.
resembling a hump; humplike.
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hump·i·ness, nounWords nearby humpy
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Other definitions for humpy (2 of 3)
humpy2
[ huhm-pee ]
/ ˈhʌm pi /
noun, plural hum·pies.Australian.
any crude Aboriginal hut or shelter, especially a shanty built at the edge of a town.
Origin of humpy
2First recorded in 1840–50; from Tharapal (an Australian Aboriginal language spoken between Moreton Bay and Wide Bay, southern Queensland), recorded as umpī (with an intrusive h)
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Origin of humpy
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British Dictionary definitions for humpy (1 of 2)
humpy1
/ (ˈhʌmpɪ) /
adjective humpier or humpiest
full of humps
British informal angry or gloomy
Derived forms of humpy
humpiness, nounBritish Dictionary definitions for humpy (2 of 2)
humpy2
/ (ˈhʌmpɪ) /
noun plural humpies
Australian a primitive hut
Word Origin for humpy
C19: from a native Australian language
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