humpy
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noun, plural hum·pies. Australian.
any crude Aborigine hut or shelter, especially a shanty built at the edge of a town.
Origin:
1840–50; < Tharapal (Australian Aboriginal language spoken between Moreton Bay and Wide Bay, S Queensland), recorded as umpī (h intrusive)
1840–50; < Tharapal (Australian Aboriginal language spoken between Moreton Bay and Wide Bay, S Queensland), recorded as umpī (h intrusive)
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humpy1 (ˈhʌmpɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj , humpier, humpiest | |
| 1. | full of humps |
| 2. | informal (Brit) angry or gloomy |
| humpiness1 | |
| —n | |
| humpy2 (ˈhʌmpɪ) | |
| —n , pl humpies | |
| (Austral) a primitive hut | |
| [C19: from a native Australian language] | |
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Humpy wanted his last moments at the speedway to be about another great show.
They can look at her lovely lady lumps, but no touchy the humpy.
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