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单词 rumpty
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Definition of rumpty in English:

rumpty

adjective ˈrʌm(p)ti
Australian, NZ informal
  • In poor repair.

    we did the trek in a rumpty rental Toyota hatchback
    Example sentencesExamples
    • I had to accept I was nothing much, just a strange, other-worldly rumpty reject, but I was here nonetheless.
    • Using KiwiSaver to get in the door of your first home doesn't mean being limited to a rumpty old do-up.
    • Holiday Homes range from smart new to rumpty but authentic ex-hydro-worker's house.
    • This month, I want to find the rumptiest, tiredest, most out of date house in all of Auckland!
    • There is history and nostalgia within its pages, with old black-and-white photos of our suburbs in the 1920s and shots of rumpty and brightly painted bungalows.
    • There's clearly something about his rumpty, unconventional charm that allows him somehow to mix with all manner of people.
    • We took the main freeway south and then cut out to the coast at Paso Doble, which, despite the rumpty gas station, is still a vast improvement on the Dancing With the Stars number of the same name.
    • There are breathtaking shots of well-known landmarks like the Moeraki Boulders but there are also ones of rumpty shops, rusting cars and roadworks.
    • Yellowing paper files line the carport, more inhabit boxes on the floor, documents fill his rumpty office out back.
    • It was a pretty rumpty wicket.

Origin

1940s: perhaps an ironic extension of an earlier sense 'excellent', from the regional English noun rumty-tummer 'unusually large vegetable or fruit', 'favourite object or pastime'.

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