dumpee

English

WOTD – 15 February 2017

Etymology

From dump +‎ -ee.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈdʌmpiː/

  • Audio (Southern England):

    (file)

• Hyphenation: dump‧ee

Noun

dumpee (plural dumpees)

1. (informal) One who is dumped (rejected romantically).
   • 2010, Michael Bacall, Edgar Wright, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, Universal City, Calif.: Universal Studios Home Entertainment, →OCLC:

     Have you dumped everyone you've ever been with? You've never been the dumpee?

Synonyms

• jiltee

Translations

one who is dumped

• Finnish: jätetty osapuoli

See also

• dumper