Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A tannage which gives leather weight or thickness.
- noun One of a pair of balls or rounded masses of some light material kept in the mouth to give the cheeks a rounded appearance.
- noun One who votes for a single candidate in an election, when he has a right to vote for more than one; also, the vote (sometimes the total number of votes collectively) which one thus gives to a single candidate. See
plump , v. i.,2. - noun An unqualified lie; a downright falsehood; a “corker.”
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who, or that which, plumps or swells out something else; hence, something carried in the mouth to distend the cheeks.
- noun (English Elections) A vote given to one candidate only, when two or more are to be elected, thus giving him the advantage over the others. A person who gives his vote thus is said to
plump , or toplump his vote. - noun engraving A voter who plumps his vote.
- noun Colloq. or Low A downright, unqualified lie.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective
comparative form ofplump : moreplump - noun One who
plumps orswells out something else. - noun That which
plumps orswells out something else. - noun Hence, something carried in the mouth to
distend the cheeks. - noun In
elections , avote given to onecandidate only, when two or more are to be elected, thus giving him or her theadvantage over the others; a person who gives his or her vote thus is said to plump, or to plump his or her vote. - noun A voter who plumps his or her vote.
- noun A
downright ,unqualified lie .
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Examples
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I tried a (free with coupon) lip plumper from a chain body and bath place and it felt like someone was rubbing fiberglass across my lips ... they felt injured after about 10 minutes.
Do my lips look plump? Anne-Marie 2007
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People are paying for pads to make their tushes look tighter, their bums plumper.
Susan Harrow: Get a Body Like Jennifer Aniston? Susan Harrow 2012
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People are paying for pads to make their tushes look tighter, their bums plumper.
Susan Harrow: Get a Body Like Jennifer Aniston? Susan Harrow 2012
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People are paying for pads to make their tushes look tighter, their bums plumper.
Susan Harrow: Get a Body Like Jennifer Aniston? Susan Harrow 2012
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People are paying for pads to make their tushes look tighter, their bums plumper.
Susan Harrow: Get a Body Like Jennifer Aniston? Susan Harrow 2012
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Just recently I have been turned on to Laura Mercier moisturizer, eyeliner and a great lip gloss that is also a lib plumper!!
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Played by Strother Martin of all people, looking more dapper, plumper, less degenerate than you remember him from Cool Hand Luke.
Lance Mannion: 2010
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People are paying for pads to make their tushes look tighter, their bums plumper.
Susan Harrow: Get a Body Like Jennifer Aniston? Susan Harrow 2012
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The pre-prepared apples stay firmer and plumper than the just-peeled sort, with the butter and sugar providing enough moisture to keep things pleasantly juicy.
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People are paying for pads to make their tushes look tighter, their bums plumper.
Susan Harrow: Get a Body Like Jennifer Aniston? Susan Harrow 2012
hernesheir commented on the word plumper
(n): 1. the act of falling or sinking down heavily; a sudden or heavy drop; a bad fall, as from a horse or dromedary.
2. an unqualified falsehood, a whopper.
3. padding worn in the mouth to fill out the cheeks.
Can anyone make this stuff up?
January 6, 2009