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pumps and dumps

pumps and dumps is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 pumps and dumps

What is pumps and dumps the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Pumps and dumps is the third-person singular simple present indicative of pump and dump.

Words near pumps and dumps in the dictionary

  1. pumpout
  2. pumpouts
  3. pumproom
  4. pumprooms
  5. pumps
  6. pumps and dumps
  7. pumps iron
  8. pumps one's fist
  9. pumps out
  10. pumps someone's fist
  11. pumps someone's tires

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