Meaning of lumpy jumper | Babel Free

Definitions

A woman; a female member of the military.

slang

Examples

“One of the cooks was a lumpy jumper (female soldier) who looked at home, her male colleague standing by her side seemed to be the more industrious […]”

“"Don't take⟳ it personally, Gillian, dear, but for me, WAAFs are a bit, well, stodgy. You know⟳ the men call⟳ them 'lumpy jumpers,' don't you? The German women, well...All their men are gone, so they're hungry for male attention. This one works in the canteen and has a nicer figure⟳ than the bony ones you see⟳ in Berlin."”

“'Good grief,' a man's voice brayed as Teddy pushed open⟳ the door, 'a lumpy-jumper!' […] Teddy dumped her flying kit on a nearby chair and introduced herself.”

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