dumpy /ˈdʌmpi/noun 4adjective 2forms 3 noun4 •A short, stout person or animal, especially one of a breed of very short-legged chickens.Yet I don't like dumpies either, and Brown says she is little and stout—the better fitted for a wiry, starved-looking chap like you. — 1857 •(South-Africa) A small bottle of beer.Lager-style beer comes in cans or dumpies (small bottles) for around US$1.10. — 2007 •Ellipsis of dumpy level.Most manufacturers have ceased making dumpies, and a number have even stopped making tilting levels, […] — 2012 •(slang) Synonym of dump truck (“prominent buttocks”). adjective2 •Short and thick; stout or stocky. •Of or relating to a garbage dump; rubbishy."I knew it!" Barry screeched. "A dump bike for the dummy. Hey, dumpy boy. Dumper! Ha, haaaaaaaaagh!" — 1983 formsdumpies · dumpier · dumpiest
