Humpty Dumpty

[ huhmp-tee -duhmp-tee ]

/ ˈhʌmp ti ˈdʌmp ti /

noun

an egg-shaped character in a Mother Goose nursery rhyme that fell off a wall and could not be put together again.

(sometimes lowercase) something that has been damaged severely and usually irreparably.

Origin of Humpty Dumpty

rhyming compound based on humpty;see hump, -ed³, -y²

Words nearby Humpty Dumpty

humph, Humphrey, Humphreys Peak, Humphries, humpty, Humpty Dumpty, humpy, Hums, hum tone, humuhumunukunukuapuaa, Humulin

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Example sentences from the Web for Humpty Dumpty

The Obama team has been working closely with Riyadh to try to put the Yemeni Humpty-Dumpty back together.
Ibrahim al Asiri: al Qaeda’s ‘Genius’ Bomb Maker|Bruce Riedel|May 8, 2012|DAILY BEAST
In Trilby we get back, as it were, to Humpty-Dumpty—to its simplicity at least, if not to its pitch of art.
George Du Maurier, the Satirist of the Victorians|T. Martin Wood
Humpty-dumpty, short and thick; all of a heap; all together, like an egg.
The Slang Dictionary|John Camden Hotten
Then the old man told them the story of Humpty-Dumpty;—how he fell downstairs and was raised up again, and married a princess.
Christmas Stories And Legends|Various

Such a nice, common old chap is Humpty-Dumpty, so “stuck-up” because he has spoken to a King; and argue!
Lewis Carroll in Wonderland and at Home|Belle Moses
But Humpty-Dumpty only shut his eyes and said: ‘Wait till you’ve tried.
The philosophy of B*rtr*nd R*ss*ll|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Humpty Dumpty

humpty dumpty

/ (ˈhʌmptɪ ˈdʌmptɪ) /

noun mainly British

a short fat person

a person or thing that once overthrown or broken cannot be restored or mended

Word Origin for humpty dumpty

C18: after the nursery rhyme Humpty Dumpty

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Cultural definitions for Humpty Dumpty

“Humpty Dumpty”

A nursery rhyme:

Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall;
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.
All the king's horses and all the king's men
Couldn't put Humpty together again.

单词	humpty dumpty
释义	Humpty Dumpty [ huhmp-tee -duhmp-tee ] / ˈhʌmp ti ˈdʌmp ti / noun an egg-shaped character in a Mother Goose nursery rhyme that fell off a wall and could not be put together again. (sometimes lowercase) something that has been damaged severely and usually irreparably. Origin of Humpty Dumpty rhyming compound based on humpty;see hump, -ed³, -y² Words nearby Humpty Dumpty humph, Humphrey, Humphreys Peak, Humphries, humpty, Humpty Dumpty, humpy, Hums, hum tone, humuhumunukunukuapuaa, Humulin Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Humpty Dumpty The Obama team has been working closely with Riyadh to try to put the Yemeni Humpty-Dumpty back together. Ibrahim al Asiri: al Qaeda’s ‘Genius’ Bomb Maker\|Bruce Riedel\|May 8, 2012\|DAILY BEAST In Trilby we get back, as it were, to Humpty-Dumpty—to its simplicity at least, if not to its pitch of art. George Du Maurier, the Satirist of the Victorians\|T. Martin Wood Humpty-dumpty, short and thick; all of a heap; all together, like an egg. The Slang Dictionary\|John Camden Hotten Then the old man told them the story of Humpty-Dumpty;—how he fell downstairs and was raised up again, and married a princess. Christmas Stories And Legends\|Various Such a nice, common old chap is Humpty-Dumpty, so “stuck-up” because he has spoken to a King; and argue! Lewis Carroll in Wonderland and at Home\|Belle Moses But Humpty-Dumpty only shut his eyes and said: ‘Wait till you’ve tried. The philosophy of Brtrnd Rssll\|Various British Dictionary definitions for Humpty Dumpty humpty dumpty / (ˈhʌmptɪ ˈdʌmptɪ) / noun mainly British a short fat person a person or thing that once overthrown or broken cannot be restored or mended Word Origin for humpty dumpty C18: after the nursery rhyme Humpty Dumpty Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for Humpty Dumpty “Humpty Dumpty” A nursery rhyme: Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall; Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. All the king's horses and all the king's men Couldn't put Humpty together again. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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