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bumpee

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A person who is bumped by someone, for example in a game or crowd

noun

Informal

: chocado

In the busy subway, the bumpee often apologizes even when not at fault.

Examples

The bumpee was surprised by the sudden impact.
She laughed after being the bumpee in a friendly hallway collision.
During the game of tag, I ended up as the bumpee more than once.
He became a bumpee during the chaotic game.
During the game, Tom was the bumpee, and he quickly learned how to avoid getting knocked over.
In the friendly soccer match, Mark ended up as the bumpee when he was accidentally bumped by his teammate.
As a bumpee in the game, Lisa had to be careful to avoid potential collisions with other players.

Surface Forms

bumpee singular

bumpees plural

Morphology

bumpee = bump (transparent) = bump + ee

The form and meaning follow the productive English pattern 'verb + -ee' = person who receives the action (e.g., employee, interviewee), so learners can infer the meaning.

Etymology

The word bumpee comes from the verb bump meaning 'to hit or touch someone lightly' and the ending -ee that means 'the one who receives an action', just like in employee. So, a bumpee is someone who gets bumped in a game or by accident.