bumblepuppy
[ buhm-buh l-puhp-ee ]
/ ˈbʌm bəlˌpʌp i /
noun
a game of whist played carelessly or contrary to rules and conventions.
Words nearby bumblepuppy
bumblebeefish,
bumbleberry,
bumbledom,
bumblefoot,
bumbleheaded,
bumblepuppy,
bumbling,
bumboat,
bumbry,
bumetanide,
bumf
Example sentences from the Web for bumble-puppy
For the latter have played not whist, but Bumble-puppy, and the former have only frequented a watering-place for a time.
Certain Personal Matters |H. G. Wells
British Dictionary definitions for bumble-puppy
bumble-puppy
noun
a game in which a ball, attached by string to a post, is hit so that the string winds round the post
(modifier)
(of whist or bridge) played unskilfully