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humpy

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hump⋅y

1  [huhm-pee]
–adjective, hump⋅i⋅er, hump⋅i⋅est.
1. full of humps.
2. resembling a hump; humplike.
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Origin:
1700–10; hump + -y 1

Related forms:
hump⋅i⋅ness, noun

hum⋅py

2  [huhm-pee]
–noun, plural -pies. Australian.
any crude Aborigine hut or shelter, esp. 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)

hump⋅y

3  [huhm-pee]
–noun, plural hump⋅ies.
humpback salmon.
Also, humpie.

Origin:
hump(back) + -y 2

humpback salmon

 
–noun
a pink salmon inhabiting North Pacific waters: so-called because of the hump that appears behind the head of the male when it is ready for spawning.
Also called humpy, humpie.

Origin:
1800–10, Americanism
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2010.
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hump·y   (hŭm'pē)   
adj.   hump·i·er, hump·i·est

  1. Covered with or containing humps.

  2. Resembling a hump.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Slang Dictionary
humpy

  1. mod.
    sexually aroused; horny.(See also hump. Usually objectionable.) : I'm so humpy, I could screw a cow.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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