Definition of Humpty Dumpty in English:

Humpty Dumpty

nounPlural Humpty Dumpties, Plural humpty dumptieshʌm(p)tɪˈdʌm(p)tiˌhəmpti ˈdəmpti

informal

1A short fat person.
Example sentencesExamples
- He is an extraordinary humpty-dumpty figure with an enormous head and stomach set upon tiny legs, supported by a shepherd's crook.
2A person or thing that once overthrown cannot be restored.
regimes toppled like so many humpty-dumpties

Origin

Late 18th century: from the egg-like nursery-rhyme character who fell off a wall, broke, and could not be put together again.

Definition of Humpty Dumpty in US English:

Humpty Dumpty

(also humpty dumpty)

nounˌhəmptē ˈdəmptēˌhəmpti ˈdəmpti

informal

1A fat, rotund person.
as modifier he was a Humpty Dumpty figure of a man
Example sentencesExamples
- He is an extraordinary humpty-dumpty figure with an enormous head and stomach set upon tiny legs, supported by a shepherd's crook.
2A person or thing that once overthrown cannot be restored.

Origin

Late 18th century: from the egg-shaped nursery rhyme character who fell off a wall, broke, and could not be put together again.

单词	Humpty Dumpty
释义	Definition of Humpty Dumpty in English: Humpty Dumpty nounPlural Humpty Dumpties, Plural humpty dumptieshʌm(p)tɪˈdʌm(p)tiˌhəmpti ˈdəmpti informal 1A short fat person. Example sentencesExamples He is an extraordinary humpty-dumpty figure with an enormous head and stomach set upon tiny legs, supported by a shepherd's crook. 2A person or thing that once overthrown cannot be restored. regimes toppled like so many humpty-dumpties Origin Late 18th century: from the egg-like nursery-rhyme character who fell off a wall, broke, and could not be put together again. Definition of Humpty Dumpty in US English: Humpty Dumpty (also humpty dumpty) nounˌhəmptē ˈdəmptēˌhəmpti ˈdəmpti informal 1A fat, rotund person. as modifier he was a Humpty Dumpty figure of a man Example sentencesExamples He is an extraordinary humpty-dumpty figure with an enormous head and stomach set upon tiny legs, supported by a shepherd's crook. 2A person or thing that once overthrown cannot be restored. Origin Late 18th century: from the egg-shaped nursery rhyme character who fell off a wall, broke, and could not be put together again.
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