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    rumpty
    /ˈrʌm(p)ti/

    adjective

    • 1. in poor repair: informal Australian, New Zealand "we did the trek in a rumpty rental Toyota hatchback"

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  2. www.oed.com › dictionary › rumpty_adjrumpty, adj. & n.³ meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English ...

    What does the word rumpty mean? There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the word rumpty. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. This word is used in Australian English and New Zealand English. See meaning & use. How common is the word rumpty?

  3. en.m.wiktionary.org › wiki › rumptyrumpty - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 2, 2024 · rumpty (comparative more rumpty, superlative most rumpty) (New Zealand) Of a quality below standard; in a state of disrepair. 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.

  4. www.oed.com › dictionary › rumpty_n2Rumpty, n.² meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

    There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun Rumpty. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

  5. www.definitions.net › definition › rumptyWhat does rumpty mean? - Definitions.net

    Definition of rumpty in the Definitions.net dictionary. Meaning of rumpty. What does rumpty mean? Information and translations of rumpty in the most comprehensive dictionary definitions resource on the web.

  6. www.yourdictionary.com › rumptyRumpty Definition & Meaning - YourDictionary

    Rumpty definition: (New Zealand) Having a quality below <a>standard</a>; in a state of <a>disrepair</a>.

  7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishRUMP | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    RUMP definition: 1. the back end of an animal 2. a person's bottom 3. those few members of a group or organization…. Learn more.

  8. www.wordsense.eu › RumptyRumpty: meaning - WordSense

    Noun. Rumpty ( pl. Rumpties) ( historical, informal) A Farman airplane. 2007, Jack S. Ballard, War Bird Ace: The Great War Exploits of Capt. Field E. Kindley, page 23. In his initial assignment to Training Squadron No. 4 of the Royal Flying Corps, Field began his flying in the Maurice Farman "Shorthorn" trainer, sometimes called a Rumpty. […]

  9. www.oxfordreference.com › abstract › 10Rumpty - Oxford Reference

    A nickname for the Farman training aeroplane, used in World War I. 1917–. V.M.Yeates Tom told them.

  10. www.wordhippo.com › what-is › another-word-forWhat is another word for rumpty - WordHippo

    Find 330 synonyms for rumpty and other similar words that you can use instead from our thesaurus.

  11. greensdictofslang.com › entry › zja2tfirumpty, adj. — Green’s Dictionary of Slang

    rumpty adj. also rumptyhummer, rumptytummer. [the rum-ti-tum sound of a celebratory drumbeat] 1. ( Aus.) someone or something excellent, outstanding, also as adj. 1894. 1900 1950 2000. 2003. 2. ( Aus.) a verbose (if insincere) talker, a braggart. 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911. 1912. 3. ( N.Z.) broken down, unattractive, disreputable.