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▪ I. rumpty, n.1 Stock Exchange.|ˈrʌmptɪ|
(See quot.)
1887G. D. Atkin House Scraps 12, A Rumpty or a Tooth, a 1/32 part of {pstlg}1.
▪ II. † rumpty, n.3 and a. Obs. Austral. and N.Z. slang.
[Origin uncertain.]
(Something) excellent. Also ˌrumptyˈdooler.
1941Baker N.Z. Slang vi. 51 Expressions..in constant use by our youngsters..rorter, rumpty, rumptydooler, [etc.]. 19452nd N.Z. Expeditionary Force Times 29 Jan., What a rumpty. Ibid. 5 Feb. 45/4 It's a rumpty. 1945Baker Austral. Lang. vi. 126 Here are some of the many synonyms for bonzer (it should be noted that most of them are interchangeable as nouns and adjectives)..rumptydooler. 1946E. G. Webber Johnny Enzed in Italy 45 What a rumpty. |