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nump

nump is the alternative form of numps.

Meaning of numps

Noun

numps (plural numpses)

  1. (obsolete) A fool; a blockhead.
    • These are villainous engines indeed; but take heart, Numps! here is not a word of the stocks; and you need never stand in awe of any more honourable correction.1673, Samuel Parker, A Reproof to the Rehearsal Transprosed

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What is nump the alternative form of?
Nump is the alternative form of numps.

Words near nump in the dictionary

  1. nummy
  2. numna
  3. numnah
  4. numnahs
  5. numnas
  6. nump
  7. Numpad
  8. numps
  9. numpses
  10. numptie
  11. numpties

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Adapted from Wiktionary: nump (page history and authors); numps (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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