Stumpy
adj, noun, slang ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
- 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 Ellipsis of Australian Stumpy Tail Cattle Dog. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
- 3 Money. obsolete, slang, uncountable
"Down with the stumpy; a tizzy for a pot of half-and-half."
- 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 Full of stumps.
"a stumpy forest"
- 1 short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature wordnet
Example
More examples"Moli my "grandma" neighbour on Lulu Island has big fig trees in her backyard, and she delicately trims her front yard shrubs in the shape of stumpy circumcised penises, reminding of the old movie Caligula about ancient Roman times. She is Fijian of mixed Chinese and East Indian descent. She looks just like a Japanese woman. "Moli" means orange in Fijian."
Etymology
From stump + -y.
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