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dumps  (dmps)
pl.n.
A gloomy, melancholy state of mind; depression. Often used with the: felt down in the dumps.

[Probably from Dutch domp, haze, from Middle Dutch damp, vapor.]

dumps [dʌmps]
pl n
Informal a state of melancholy or depression (esp in the phrase down in the dumps)
[probably from Middle Dutch domp haze, mist; see damp]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.dumps - an informal expression for a mildly depressed state; "in the dumps"; "have the mopes"
colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
low spirits - a state of mild depression

dumps
plural noun


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Blue devils, hypochondria, and doleful dumps, went and hid themselves among the nooks and crannies of the rocks.
Daylight mortgaged one of his Bonanza dumps with the Alaska Commercial Company, and tucked a letter of credit into his pouch.
I get in the dumps at times, and don't open my mouth for days on end.
 
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