dumpling

Shrimp dumplings.

Meaning

Noun

A ball of dough that is cooked and may have a filling and/or additional ingredients in the dough.
A term of endearment.
A piece of excrement.

Origin

A folk word , apparently from a Norfolk dialect, of uncertain origin. Perhaps from some Low German word or from dialectal dump , --ling.

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