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

Matt LaFleur needs to rally the troops to finish games stronger, hold onto big leads and finally get over the hump. — Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

The first team preseason All-American is a reason why Indiana could get over the hump in winning the Joe Moore Award this season after checking in as a semifinalist last year. — Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

With the prize doubled to $2 million this year and the need to get over the hump, the former Jayhawks searched for a late-game answer after years of close losses. — Latif Love july 21, Kansas City Star, 21 July 2026

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

Rhymes for the hump

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