umpy
/ˈʌmpi
/(also umpie or ump)
noun Australian Rules Football informal
An umpire: they took so long that the umpy could almost have started the game without them...
- "Look umpy," said Gibbs, "I'm retiring after this match and I've always wanted to be the first footballer ever to kick a goal in the nude."
- The umpy was said to be as blind as ever.
- Even the umpies were in on the joke, blowing their whistles for marks before he got his hands on the ball.