get one's hump up

verb

To become angry or sullen.

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Meanings

verbget one's hump up (third-person singular simple present gets one's hump up, present participle getting one's hump up, simple past got one's hump up, past participle got one's hump up or gotten one's hump up)

present singular third person gets one's hump up · participle present getting one's hump up · past got one's hump up · participle past got one's hump up · participle past gotten one's hump up

  1. archaicslangTo become angry or sullen.
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get one's hump up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20one's%20hump%20up

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “get one's hump up,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20one's%20hump%20up.

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