Humpty Dumpty

/ˈhʌmpti ˈdʌmpti/
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Definitions of Humpty Dumpty
  1. noun
    an egg-shaped character in a nursery rhyme who fell off a wall and could not be put back together again (late 17th century)
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    imaginary being, imaginary creature
    a creature of the imagination; a person that exists only in legends or myths or fiction
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