rumpty /ˈɹʌmp.ti/adjective 1exclamation 1forms 2 adjective1 •(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. — 2000 exclamation1 •A nonsense word, especially in simple or childish songs.I sang it through, "Rumpty tumpty toddy man," as Grandpa thumped his blackthorn stick against the floor and everyone laughed. — 2009 formsmore rumpty · most rumpty
Rumpty noun1 •(informal, historical) A Farman airplane.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. […] — 2007 formsRumpties