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humpty
/ ˈʌɪ /
noun
- a low padded seat; pouffe
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Word History and Origins
Origin of humpty1
C20: from humpty hunchbacked, perhaps influenced by Humpty Dumpty (nursery rhyme)
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Example Sentences
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“It’s going to be extremely expensive to put Humpty Dumpty back together again once they wreck it.”
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Donald Trump is broken and no one can put Humpty Trumpty back together again.
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A house on the site said to be the inspiration for the Humpty Dumpty nursery rhyme has been put up for sale.
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Humpty Dumpty is often depicted as an anthropomorphic egg that falls off a wall and breaks, with all the King's horses and men being unable to put him together again.
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Back in 1842, the now defunct Punch magazine alluded to Humpty Dumpty being based on Wolsey, who was once Henry VIII's chief adviser before being suspected of treason.
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