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Humpty

Noun (Proper)
[from the nursery rhyme character Humpty Dumpty]
1. A fictional egg character often depicted as round and fragile, best known for his role in the nursery rhyme "Humpty Dumpty".
Example Sentence:
Humpty sat on a wall, Humpty had a great fall.

Noun
[informal]
1. A clumsy or awkward person.
Example Sentence:
Watch where you're going, you humpty!

Adjective
[slang]
1. Being in a state of disrepair, dilapidated, shabby.
Example Sentence:
We stayed at a humpty old motel during our road trip.