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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The process of Guerin putting his fingerprints on the roster started to unfold about a year and a half after he was hired to help get the Wild over the hump.
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Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 2 May 2026
Maybe that would be a move that could get Hagens over the hump.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
Over the hump and safely into the best Thursday of the year.
—Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
His teams were always championship contenders but not good enough to get over the hump.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 4 Apr. 2026
Now Riggio has a full season to adjust and master Double A ball, always considered the hump level on the road to the big leagues.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 2 Apr. 2026
Take a baking sheet and place it on the hump of the cutting board.
—Staff Author, Martha Stewart, 31 Mar. 2026
Can the Wolverines get over the hump Tuesday night?
—Tarek Fattal, Daily News, 9 Mar. 2026
The Jayhawks had a chance late, despite playing so poorly, but never got over the hump.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 4 Mar. 2026
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Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 2 May 2026
Maybe that would be a move that could get Hagens over the hump.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
Over the hump and safely into the best Thursday of the year.
—Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
His teams were always championship contenders but not good enough to get over the hump.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 4 Apr. 2026
Now Riggio has a full season to adjust and master Double A ball, always considered the hump level on the road to the big leagues.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 2 Apr. 2026
Take a baking sheet and place it on the hump of the cutting board.
—Staff Author, Martha Stewart, 31 Mar. 2026
Can the Wolverines get over the hump Tuesday night?
—Tarek Fattal, Daily News, 9 Mar. 2026
The Jayhawks had a chance late, despite playing so poorly, but never got over the hump.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 4 Mar. 2026
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“The hump.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20hump. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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