stumpy

UK /ˈstʌmpi/ US /ˈstʌmpi/
noun 3adj 2

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.

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