dumpy

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈdʌmpi/ Rhymes: -ʌmpi === Etymology 1 === First attested in 1750; exact origin unknown. Perhaps derived from, or cognate with, dumpling, or from the noun sense of dump. ==== Adjective ==== dumpy (comparative dumpier, superlative dumpiest) Short and thick; stout or stocky. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Noun ==== dumpy (plural dumpies) A short, stout person or animal, especially one of a breed of very short-legged chickens. (South Africa) A small bottle of beer. (surveying) Ellipsis of dumpy level. ==== References ==== === Etymology 2 === From dump + -y. ==== Adjective ==== dumpy (comparative dumpier, superlative dumpiest) Of or relating to a garbage dump; rubbishy. ==== Noun ==== dumpy (plural dumpies) (slang) Synonym of dump truck (“prominent buttocks”). Hypernyms: see Thesaurus:buttocks