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单词 bumblepuppist
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bumblepuppistn.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: bumble-puppy n., -ist suffix.
Etymology: < bumble-puppy n. + -ist suffix. Compare bumblepupper n.
Obsolete.
A person who plays whist or bridge in an unskilful or amateurish way. Cf. bumble-puppy n. 3, bumblepupper n.
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bumblepuppist1880
bumblepupper1891
1880 ‘Pembridge’ Whist, or Bumblepuppy? 2 The Bumblepuppist only admires his own eccentricities.
1899 Academy 8 Apr. 404/2 A bad whist player is a bumblepuppist.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018).
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