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lumpy jumper en · NOUN

Etymology

Alluding to the shape of a woman's breasts visible through clothing.

Meanings

1. (slang) A woman; a female member of the military.
   • 'Good grief,' a man's voice brayed as Teddy pushed open the door, 'a lumpy-jumper!' […] Teddy dumped her flying kit on a nearby chair and introduced herself. 2021, Robert Webber, Teddy's War, page 59:
   • "Don't take it personally, Gillian, dear, but for me, WAAFs are a bit, well, stodgy. You know the men call them 'lumpy jumpers,' don't you? The German women, well...All their men are gone, so they're hungry for male attention. This one works in the canteen and has a nicer figure than the bony ones you see in Berlin." 2018, Justine Saracen, Berlin Hungers:
   • One of the cooks was a lumpy jumper (female soldier) who looked at home, her male colleague standing by her side seemed to be the more industrious […] Pete MC Hough, Stabs: Raw Recruits (page 45)

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