Etymology

dumpy

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Today it means: Short and thick; stout or stocky. Full definition →

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dumpy · adjective, noun1

First attested in 1750; exact origin unknown. Perhaps derived from, or cognate with, dumpling, or from the noun sense of dump.

dumpy · adjective, noun2

From dump + -y.

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