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pumping and dumping

pumping and dumping is the present participle and gerund of pump and dump.

Meaning of pump and dump

Verb

pump and dump (third-person singular simple present pumps and dumps, present participle pumping and dumping, simple past and past participle pumped and dumped)

  1. (slang) To use a breast pump and then discard the milk, typically because one has had an infection, or has been drinking alcohol.
    • Should you pump and dump after having a margarita?2000, Claire Martin, The Nursing Mother's Problem Solver, page 19
  2. (slang, transitive) To have sex with a partner on a single occasion, without intention or prospects of further contact, or engaging in a serious relationship.
    • Do kids not yet old enough for a learner's permit think about sex 1000 times day, talk about cheerleaders who get "pumped and dumped," […]1998 April 3, Larry Bonko, “Readers Defend Teen-Age Soap”, in The Virginian-Pilot

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Questions about pumping and dumping

What is pumping and dumping the present participle and gerund of?
Pumping and dumping is the present participle and gerund of pump and dump.

Words near pumping and dumping in the dictionary

  1. Pumphrey
  2. Pumphreys
  3. pumpies
  4. pumpin'
  5. pumping
  6. pumping and dumping
  7. pumping iron
  8. pumping lemma
  9. pumping lemmas
  10. pumping lemmata
  11. pumping one's fist

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