hump·ty-dump·ty
| \ ¦həm(p)tē¦dəm(p)tē, -ti...ti \
plural -es
Definition of humpty-dumpty
: something that once damaged can never be repaired or made operative again
the exchange crisis … that brought the Humpty-Dumpty of currency stabilization tumbling — Atlantic people fled into their suddenly Humpty-Dumpty world— Robert O'Brien
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“Humpty-dumpty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/humpty-dumpty. Accessed 19 Apr. 2021.
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