Numps
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Numps is a noun meaning (obsolete) A fool; a blockhead.
Meaning
(obsolete) A fool; a blockhead.
Example Sentences
These are villainous engines indeed; but take heart, Numps! here is not a word of the stocks; and you need never stand in awe of any more honourable correction.
"You're a dizzard!" I retorted. "And a noodle and a jolt-head; you're a jobbernowl and a doodle, a maundering mooncalf and a blockheaded numps, a gaby and a loon; you're a Hatter!" I shrieked the last epithet.
Word Forms
- numpses
- nump
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include nupson, numpty, numptie, nincom, snipe, nobber.
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