get the hump

get the hump
vb
British
to become bad-tempered, morose or offended. This common expression is at least 100 years old. The origin of this sense of hump is not clear, although it may refer straightforwardly to a hunch-back's deformity, to a back bent with care, a head dropped in gloom, or a trav-eller's burden. In modern cockney usage the phrase is often abbreviated to the adjective humpty.

Contemporary slang . 2014.

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