rumpty
See also: Rumpty
English
Pronunciation
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Etymology 1
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Interjection
rumpty
- A nonsense word, especially in simple or childish songs.
- 2009, Patricia Reilly Giff, Nory Ryan's Song, chapter 6
- I sang it through, "Rumpty tumpty toddy man," as Granda thumped his blackthorn stick against the floor and everyone laughed.
- 2010, Dawn Dalglish, Jacob's World, page 127
- […] he heard a distant sound, or song, behind him. "Rumpty didily dum. Rumpty dididly doo. Rumpty doo doo dumpty didily rumpty didily dum."
- 2009, Patricia Reilly Giff, Nory Ryan's Song, chapter 6
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Etymology 2
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Adjective
rumpty (comparative more rumpty, superlative most rumpty)
- (New Zealand) Of a quality below standard; in a state of disrepair.
- 2000, Nigel Cox, Skylark Lounge, page 12
- I lived in a fringe of the city, down Happy Valley Road, in a bit of a rumpty palace of a house banged together by some DIY no-hoper.
- 2000, Nigel Cox, Skylark Lounge, page 12
Synonyms
- (below standard): dilapidated, run down
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Translations
below standard; in a state of disrepair
Etymology 3
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Noun
rumpty (uncountable)
- (UK, finance) 1/32 of a pound sterling.