Humpty Dumpty (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

Humpty Dumpty

A little humpty dumpty man or woman; a short clumsy person of either sex: also ale boiled with brandy.

Definition taken from The 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, originally by Francis Grose.

Hump * To Hunch

Nearby

Nathan Bailey's 1736 Dictionary of canting and thieving slang

John S. Farmer's collection of canting songs and slang rhymes

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Hum Box
Hum Cap
Hum Drum
Hum Durgeon
Humbugs
Hummer
Humming Liquor
Hummums
Humstrum
Hump
Humpty Dumpty
To Hunch
Hunch-backed
Hung Beef
Hunks
Hunt’s Dog
Hunting
Hunting the Squirrel
Huntsup
Hurdy Gurdy
Hurly Burly