dumpy

Meanings

1. Short and thick; stout or stocky.

1. A short, stout person or animal, especially one of a breed of very short-legged chickens.
2. A small bottle of beer.
3. Ellipsis of dumpy level.

1. Of or relating to a garbage dump; rubbishy.

1. Synonym of dump truck (“prominent buttocks”).

Etymology

First attested in 1750; exact origin unknown. Perhaps derived from, or cognate with, dumpling, or from the noun sense of dump.