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lumps noun the consequences of your actions, punishment or other unpleasantness, either physical or by reprimand US, 1930- After three years of getting his lumps in the small towns, he realized that he didn’t have it[.] — Babs Gonzales, I Paid My Dues, p. 104, 1967
- Larry is getting his lumps in Portsmouth[.] — Darryl Ponicsan, The Last Detail, p. 154, 1970
- “I’ll talk to you after class,” I said. That’s when I would have to tell her the truth; that’s when I would get my lumps. — Max Shulman, The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis, p. 171, 1981
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