bumblepuppy
Definitions
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- noun The game of nine-holes.
- noun In whist, a manner of playing 'either in utter ignorance of all its known principles, or in defiance of them, or both'.
Examples
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She was again and publicly invited up to the parlor, and she came, though she said, rather shortly, that she didn't play Five Hundred, but only bumblepuppy bridge, a variety of whist which which Mr. Wrenn instantly resolved to learn.
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And, in performing this task of hers, she has developed a technique of politeness which is to the amateur's technique what the professional golf-player's style is to the form of the mere bumblepuppy.
Note
The origin of this word is unknown. However, 'bumble' is imitative in origin and influenced by 'bungle' and 'fumble.'
