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gets one's hump up

gets one's hump up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of get one's hump up.

Meaning of get one's hump up

Verb

get one's hump up (third-person singular simple present gets one's hump up, present participle getting one's hump up, simple past got one's hump up, past participle got one's hump up or gotten one's hump up)

  1. (archaic, slang) To become angry or sullen.

Questions about gets one's hump up

What is gets one's hump up the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Gets one's hump up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of get one's hump up.

Words near gets one's hump up in the dictionary

  1. gets one's head together
  2. gets one's hole
  3. gets one's hooks into
  4. gets one's hopes up
  5. gets one's house in order
  6. gets one's hump up
  7. gets one's jollies
  8. gets one's juices flowing
  9. gets one's kicks
  10. gets one's knickers in a knot
  11. gets one's knickers in a twist

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