Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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BUMPY, n.
1. “The buttocks” (Sc. 1898 E.D.D., s.v. bump, n.1).Ayr. 1887 J. Service Dr Duguid 225:
She reishelled his bumpy weel till it gelled again like a flee-blister.
Comb.: bumpy-coat, -jacket, “one reaching only to the buttocks” (Sc. 1911 S.D.D.).
2. “A fat little boy” (Mry.1 1925).
[From Eng. bump, protuberance, swelling.]
