humpty

/ (ˈhʌmptɪ) /

British a low padded seat; pouffe

Word Origin for humpty

C20: from humpty hunchbacked, perhaps influenced by Humpty Dumpty (nursery rhyme)

A word, Humpty Dumpty told Alice, means whatever I want it to mean.

Dear Editors: Ban ‘Redskins’ |Michael Tomasky |June 21, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
I was seven the first time my mother mailed one of my stories to a magazine (Humpty Dumpty, now defunct).

Mother’s Day 2013: Gloria Steinem, Erica Jong & Writers Thank Their Moms |Gloria Steinem, Erica Jong, Fay Weldon, Dalma Heyn, Joyce Maynard |May 12, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
As Humpty Dumpty once said, per Lewis Carroll: “When I use a word, it means just what I choose it to mean, neither more nor less.”

How Obama Bungled The War In Libya |John Bolton |June 27, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
Dill Pickle Potato Chips Manufacturer: Humpty Dumpty Potato Chip Co.

The 44 Most Extreme Super Bowl Snacks |The Daily Beast |February 3, 2010 |DAILY BEAST

Sour Cream and Clam Chips Manufacturer: Humpty Dumpty Potato Chip Co.

The 44 Most Extreme Super Bowl Snacks |The Daily Beast |February 3, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
"We should bring him back to Poor Jane of course," said Humpty.

The Empire Annual for Girls, 1911 |Various
Humpty only gets the same as we get, and has done ever since he's been born.

The Cat and Fiddle Book |Lady Florence Bell
He so much resembled Humpty Dumpty, who, as I had learned in childhood, did sit on a wall.

A Book of Ghosts |Sabine Baring-Gould
The two younger warriors merely laughed and little John repeated “Humpty Dumpty!”

Danger! and Other Stories |Arthur Conan Doyle
"Humpty Dumpty was blown up instead of falling down," said Alice.

Uncle Wiggily in Wonderland |Howard R. Garis