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
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However, Buffalo was never able to get over the hump and into the Super Bowl.
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 27 Jan. 2026
On the other side is offensive guru Sean McVay, who coached the Rams to a Super Bowl in 2021 after acquiring quarterback Matt Stafford to help get over the hump.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 24 Jan. 2026
The risk of an outside hire Whether Carroll makes an internal or external hire, the goal of getting over the hump stays the same.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Jan. 2026
Nuggets guard Jamal Murray, long regarded as one of the best players in the league without All-Star recognition, has made a strong case to finally get over the hump with his best statistical start to a season.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 18 Jan. 2026
Sadly, none of them know that the Humpty Dance is their chance to do the hump (Hump to me, baby!
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2025
Your task is to make the center of the hump no more than 1/8-inch high.
—Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 14 Dec. 2024
After the animal’s discovery, scientists temporarily defrosted it before taking samples of the fur, skin and the hump for testing.
—Issy Ronald, CNN, 25 Sep. 2024
That much room under the first tier of the luxury tax threshold gives them space to make the kind of splash the Cubs need to push past the hump they’ve been stuck on the last two seasons.
—Jared Wyllys, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 27 Jan. 2026
On the other side is offensive guru Sean McVay, who coached the Rams to a Super Bowl in 2021 after acquiring quarterback Matt Stafford to help get over the hump.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 24 Jan. 2026
The risk of an outside hire Whether Carroll makes an internal or external hire, the goal of getting over the hump stays the same.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Jan. 2026
Nuggets guard Jamal Murray, long regarded as one of the best players in the league without All-Star recognition, has made a strong case to finally get over the hump with his best statistical start to a season.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 18 Jan. 2026
Sadly, none of them know that the Humpty Dance is their chance to do the hump (Hump to me, baby!
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2025
Your task is to make the center of the hump no more than 1/8-inch high.
—Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 14 Dec. 2024
After the animal’s discovery, scientists temporarily defrosted it before taking samples of the fur, skin and the hump for testing.
—Issy Ronald, CNN, 25 Sep. 2024
That much room under the first tier of the luxury tax threshold gives them space to make the kind of splash the Cubs need to push past the hump they’ve been stuck on the last two seasons.
—Jared Wyllys, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
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“The hump.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20hump. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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