Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A gloomy, melancholy state of mind; depression. Often used with the: felt down in the dumps.
Wiktionary
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. a gloomy mental state; same as 2nd dump{1}; -- used mostly in the phrase “in the
dumps ”.
WordNet 3.0
- n. an informal expression for a mildly depressed state
Etymologies
- Probably from Dutch domp, haze, from Middle Dutch damp, vapor. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“These figures become even more significant when it is realised that these dumps have surprisingly low recovery rates because the microbiological component of sulphide leaching was not realised at the time of the dumps construction.”
“And P.S., another way to save your bananas from the dumps is to freeze them.”
“Blog posts are often like that too, brain dumps full of chattiness without really going anywhere ...”
“Meanwhile, the perjured blob that is Clarence Thomas has helped free the TV, radio and mailbox for vast, undocumented money dumps from the likes of his manic, Jesus-crazed spouse.”
The Huffington Post: Jerry and Joe Long: Can Scum Save Us From Maniacs?
“As much as i appreciate the thought behind these waterfalls, do we really need spend our hard earned tax dollars on these luxuries when the economy is going down in dumps? — ekta”
New York City Waterfalls: Reader Photos - ArtsBeat Blog - NYTimes.com
“No problem, except for the destitute underfed children searching in dumps for dinner scraps.”
“Today's New York Times has a scary article about food shortages around the world, including heart-breaking slide shows and videos of people digging in dumps for morsels of anything with digestible calories.”
“Now McCain dumps Hagee for well-known positions Hagee has held.”
“McCain dumps his wife for a woman he has an affair with, much younger super rich heiress Cindy, after his wife stood by him through his POW yrs and reentry to the US.”
“He cited the thousands of votes that were found in dumps in Mexico City and Xalapa.”
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