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In some senses, stumpy is marked as slang, obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.
stumpy
/ˈstʌmpi/
noun 3adj 2
Collocations
4ADJ.
idler, tizzy
VERB + STUMPY
dances
STUMPY + NOUN
forest, skiver
PREP.
down, with
Definitions
adj
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
noun
1
An amputee who has lost a leg.
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
Money.
Down with the stumpy; a tizzy for a pot of half-and-half.
noun
1
Ellipsis of Australian Stumpy Tail Cattle Dog.
Thesaurus
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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“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!”
Wiktionary02
a stumpy forest
Wiktionary03
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."
Wiktionary04
Down with the stumpy; a tizzy for a pot of half-and-half.
Wiktionary05
Dances with stumpy.
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