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humpty-dumpty
hump·ty-dump·ty [ hùmptee dúmptee ] (plural hump·ty-dump·ties)


noun 
Definition:
 
an offensive term for somebody perceived as being short and overweight ( informal )

[Late 18th century. After Humpty-Dumpty, nursery-rhyme character]
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