Definitions for bumblepuppy

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bumblepuppy bum·ble·pup·py

Spelling: [buhm-buh l-puhp-ee]

IPA: /ˈbʌm bəlˌpʌp i/

Bumblepuppy is a 11 letter English word.

You can make 150 anagrams from letters in bumblepuppy (bbelmpppuuy).

Definitions for bumblepuppy

noun

1. a game of whist played carelessly or contrary to rules and conventions.

Origin of bumblepuppy

First recorded in 1795-1805; bumble¹ + puppy

Examples for bumblepuppy

bumblepuppy is a synonym of whist played in defiance of certain time- honoured conventions and principles.

Once married, no man--not even old man Kapus--would be justified in tearing bumblepuppy from the fond arms of his bride.

And here, paddling in the brook like an urchin, we found bumblepuppy.

After this incident, we always spoke of Johnnie as bumblepuppy.