inthedumps

1. Alternative form ofdown in the dumps
   • 1677,Edward Ravenscroft,King Edgar and Alfreda, London: M. Turner, Act IV, Scene 1, p. 49,^[1]

     Hill[aria]. What,in the dumps, Captain?

     Osw[old]. He’s in a contemplation of Love.

   • 1699, B. E.,A New Dictionary of the Canting Crew, London: W. Haweset al.,^[2]

     In the dumps, troubled, chagrin, melancholic.

   • 1979,Monty Python,Always Look on the Bright Side of Life:

     When you’re feelingin the dumps
     Don’t be silly chumps
     Just purse your lips and whistle - that’s the thing.

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