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dumps

[duhmps]
–noun
a depressed state of mind (usually prec. by in the): to be in the dumps over money problems.

Origin:
1515–25; cf. G dumpf dull, MD domp haze
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Word Origin & History

dumps 
"low spirits," 1523, possibly from Du. domp "haze, mist," from M.Du. damp "vapor" (see damp).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Idioms & Phrases

in the dumps

see down in the dumps.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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