Meaning of Dumpy | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A short, stout person or animal, especially one of a breed of very short-legged chickens.
2. Synonym of dump truck (“prominent buttocks”).
   slang
3. A small bottle of beer.
   South-Africa
4. Ellipsis of dumpy level.
   abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis

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Examples

“Yet I don't like⟳ dumpies either, and Brown says she is little and stout—the better fitted for a wiry, starved-looking chap like⟳ you.”

“Lager-style beer comes in cans or dumpies (small bottles) for around US$1.10.”

““Once you start⟳ drinking you have⟳ many friends drinking with you,” the University of Johannesburg student explained. “I drink⟳ whiskey and I drink⟳ beer. I drink⟳ heavily on weekends but during the week I have⟳ about three or four dumpies. I don’t pass⟳ out. I just get⟳ drunk,” he said.”

“Most manufacturers have⟳ ceased making dumpies, and a number⟳ have⟳ even stopped making tilting levels, […]”

“When her animation students at Kansas City Art Institute kept asking why the moms in Pixar have⟳ dump-truck asses, Bona Bones […] knew she had to share⟳ the answer⟳ beyond just the classroom. That’s how she found herself making a TikTok to directly answer⟳ the question⟳: “Why do all Pixar moms have⟳ such huge dumpies?””

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