humpy

2
[ huhm-pee ]
/ ˈhʌm pi /

noun, plural hum·pies. Australian.

any crude Aborigine hut or shelter, especially a shanty built at the edge of a town.

Origin of humpy

2
1840–50; < Tharapal (Australian Aboriginal language spoken between Moreton Bay and Wide Bay, S Queensland), recorded as umpī ( h intrusive)

Words nearby humpy

humphrey, humphreys peak, humphries, humpty, humpty dumpty, humpy, hums, humuhumunukunukuapuaa, humulin, humulon, humungous

Definition for humpies (2 of 3)

humpy 3

or hump·ie

[ huhm-pee ]
/ ˈhʌm pi /

noun, plural hump·ies.

humpback salmon.

Origin of humpy

3
hump(back) + -y2

Definition for humpies (3 of 3)

humpback salmon

noun

a pink salmon inhabiting North Pacific waters: so-called because of the hump that appears behind the head of the male when it is ready for spawning.
Also called humpy, humpie.

Origin of humpback salmon

An Americanism dating back to 1800–10

Example sentences from the Web for humpies

  • Townsville is simply a collection of humpies and shanties built upon an ill-smelling mud bank.

    Tom Gerrard |Louis Becke

  • Besides these there are several nomadic dwellings, such as tents, bush humpies, and drays.

    Spinifex and Sand |David W Carnegie

British Dictionary definitions for humpies (1 of 2)

humpy 1
/ (ˈhʌmpɪ) /

adjective humpier or humpiest

full of humps
British informal angry or gloomy

Derived forms of humpy

humpiness, noun

British Dictionary definitions for humpies (2 of 2)

humpy 2
/ (ˈhʌmpɪ) /

noun plural humpies

Australian a primitive hut

Word Origin for humpy

C19: from a native Australian language