the hump

noun

British, informal

: a state in which one is angry or upset

She gets the hump when she loses.

Losing gives her the hump.

Examples of the hump in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

One of those players could help the B’s get over the hump next season until some of their young amateur prospects like Will Zellers, Dean Letourneau and/or Chris Pelosi can hit in the ground running in 2027-28. — Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 7 July 2026

The Clippers, meanwhile, are still trying to get over the hump. — Joaquin Ruiz, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026

Over the hump and safely onto the other side of the week. — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2026

But still, those teams could never get over the hump. — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 14 June 2026

Rhymes for the hump

• bump
• chump
• clump
• crump
• dump
• gump
• jump
• lump
• plump
• pump
• rump
• slump