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Stumpy

//ˈstʌmpi// adj, noun, slang

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Like or resembling a stump; short and cut off.

    "“That’s better. Gilbert Goodie! I should have known it was you. The one-legged layabout. The uni-ped idler. The stumpy skiver. Stealing coins from a wishing well now, are we? You couldn’t make it up!”"

  2. 2
    Full of stumps.

    "a stumpy forest"

Adjective
  1. 1
    short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    An amputee who has lost a leg. countable, slang, uncountable

    "Many of the cricketers were amputees, yet they were not without resources. The "wingies" did the running for the "stumpies," and the "stumpies" did the batting for the "wingies.""

  2. 2
    Ellipsis of Australian Stumpy Tail Cattle Dog. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
  3. 3
    Money. obsolete, slang, uncountable

    "Down with the stumpy; a tizzy for a pot of half-and-half."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From stump + -y.

Etymology 2

From stump + -y.

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