(India, historical) A salted hump of beef exported from Calcutta (present-day Kolkata).
(India, historical) A salted hump of beef exported from Calcutta (present-day Kolkata).
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A hump or mound.
A mound of earth.
(Anglo-Indian, slang, derogatory, obsolete) The city of Calcutta.
An archaic slang phrase meaning to be in a bad mood — angry, sullen, or just generally difficult to deal with. The 'hump' here is a figurative lump of irritability you're carrying around. Think of it as the Victorian version of 'woke up on the wrong side of the bed.' Rarely used today, but it has a satisfying bluntness to it.
(slang, archaic) To be angry or sullen.