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Wiktionary
- adj. Alternative form of down in the dumps.
Examples
“The Waldworth Syndicate will give me half a million for what's left in the ground, and I've got twice as much in the dumps and with the P.C. Company.”
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South Yorkshire medical terminology
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"All the words and phrases included in this guide are those that have been used by patients during consultations and have been included to assi...winkle, wind pipe, willy, widgy, well, it's a nogg..., wee-wee, water, uncle sam, tuppence, tummy ache, trotters, tootsies and 123 more...
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metaphysical metaphorical places
not corresponding to a specific physical location
at the end of one..., at one's wits end, up the creek, round the bend, on cloud nine, in the doldrums, in cloud-cuckoo land, sold down the river, on a slow boat to..., in a brown study, down the rabbit hole, in a rut and 84 more...
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sionnach Good point. Feb 9, 2009
bilby Do you think the dumps could be considered a metaphorical place? Feb 9, 2009
sionnach
IN THE DUMPS
We're all in the dumps,
For diamonds are trumps;
The kittens are gone to St. Paul's!
The babies are bit,
The moon's in a fit,
And the houses are built without walls.
Anonymous Feb 9, 2009