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bump suppers

bump suppers is the plural of bump supper.

Meaning of bump supper

Noun

bump supper (plural bump suppers)

  1. (UK) A supper given in celebration of the making of a ‘bump’ by a college boat.
    • ‘I once got clap after a bump supper,’ said Blanford gloomily, ‘and it wasn't gay at all. It took ages to get itself cured.’1978, Lawrence Durrell, Livia (Avignon Quintet), Faber & Faber, published 1992, page 442

Questions about bump suppers

What is bump suppers the plural of?
Bump suppers is the plural of bump supper.

Words near bump suppers in the dictionary

  1. bump one's gums
  2. bump purses
  3. bump stock
  4. bump stocks
  5. bump supper
  6. bump suppers
  7. bump uglies
  8. bump up
  9. bump-and-grind
  10. bump-fire
  11. bump-fired

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