dumpling

ˈdʌmp.lɪŋ

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#1·8h ago

(culinary) A ball of dough that is cooked and may have a filling and/or additional ingredients in the dough.

My little dumpling.

Origin: A folk word, , apparently from a Norfolk (East Anglian) dialect, of uncertain origin: * perhaps from some word (compare dümpeln), * or from the rare dialectal adjective dump (), , although dumpling is recorded much earlier. However, compare dumpy. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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#2·8h ago

(endearing) A term of endearment.

2018 Brent Butt as Brent Herbert Leroy, "Sasquatch Your Language", Corner Gas Animated

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#3·8h ago

(mildly, vulgar) A piece of excrement.

: Wherever legitimate tracks are found there's always some fresh scat, y'know, poo, flop, dumplings.

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