numps

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A fool; a blockhead.
name
  1. A diminutive of the male given name Humphrey.

Word forms

numps numpses nump

Etymology

Uncertain, probably from Numps, obsolete diminutive of Humphrey. Compare also numb and numpty.

Derived words

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