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Kid vs Bumper - What's the difference?

kid | bumper |

In colloquial|lang=en terms the difference between kid and bumper

is that kid is (colloquial) to joke while bumper is (colloquial) large; filled to the bumpers at the top of a silo.

As nouns the difference between kid and bumper

is that kid is a young goat or kid can be a fagot; a bundle of heath and furze while bumper is (obsolete) a drinking vessel filled to the brim.

As a verb kid

is (colloquial) to make a fool of (someone).

As an adjective bumper is

(colloquial) large; filled to the bumpers at the top of a silo.

kid

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) kide, from (etyl) .

Noun

(en noun)
  • A young goat.
  • * 1719 , (Daniel Defoe), ,
    • I went, indeed, intending to kill a kid' out of my own flock; and bring it home and dress it; but as I was going I saw a she-goat lying down in the shade, and two young ' kids sitting by her.
  • Of a goat, the state of being pregnant: in kid .
  • Kidskin.
  • * 1912 , (Jean Webster), ,
    • I have three pairs of kid' gloves. I've had '''kid''' mittens before from the Christmas tree, but never real ' kid gloves with five fingers.
  • (uncountable) The meat of a young goat.
  • * 1819 , (Walter Scott), , Chapter 5,
    • So saying, he gathered together, and brought to a flame, the decaying brands which lay scattered on the ample hearth; took from the larger board a mess of pottage and seethed kid , placed it upon the small table at which he had himself supped, and, without waiting the Jew's thanks, went to the other side of the hall; .
  • A young antelope.
  • (colloquial) A child or young person.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)
    • , chapter=15 citation , passage=‘No,’ said Luke, grinning at her. ‘You're not dull enough! […] What about the kid' s clothes? I don't suppose they were anything to write home about, but didn't you keep anything? A bootee or a bit of embroidery or anything at all?’}}
  • * 2007 July 5, (Barack Obama), ,
    • Our kids' are why all of you are in this room today. Our '''kids''' are why you wake up wondering how you'll make a difference and go to bed thinking about tomorrow's lesson plan. Our ' kids are why you walk into that classroom every day even when you're not getting the support, or the pay, or the respect that you deserve - because you believe that every child should have a chance to succeed; that every child can be taught.
  • (colloquial) An inexperienced person or one in a junior position.
  • * 2007 June 3, (Eben Moglen), speech, ,
    • I remember as a kid lawyer working at IBM in the summer of 1983, when a large insurance company in Hartford, Connecticut, for the first time asked to buy 12000 IBM PCs in a single order.
  • (nautical) A small wooden mess tub in which sailors received their food.
    • (Cooper)
    Synonyms
    * (kidskin) kid leather * (meat of a young goat) cabrito * see also
    Derived terms
    * handle with kid gloves * kiddy * kidly * kidskin * kidult * quiz kid * whiz kid

    Verb

    (kidd)
  • (colloquial) To make a fool of (someone).
  • (colloquial) To make a joke with (someone).
  • Of a goat, to give birth to kids.
  • (colloquial) To joke.
    • You're kidding !
    Only kidding

    See also

    * suede

    Etymology 2

    Compare (etyl) cidysen.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A fagot; a bundle of heath and furze.
    • (Wright)

    Anagrams

    * ----

    bumper

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) A drinking vessel filled to the brim.
  • * 1749 , Henry Fielding, Tom Jones , Folio Society 1973, p. 443:
    • they now shook hands heartily, and drank bumpers of strong beer to healths which we think proper to bury in oblivion.
  • * 1818 , Keats, :
  • *:Yet can I gulp a bumper to thy name,—
  • *:O smile among the shades, for this is fame!
  • * 1859 , Dickens, A tale of two cities ,
    • Sydney Carton drank the punch at a great rate; drank it by bumpers , looking at his friend.
  • (colloquial) Anything large or successful (now usually attributively).
  • (automotive) Parts at the front and back of a vehicle which are meant to absorb the impact of a collision; fender
  • Any mechanical device used to absorb an impact, soften a collision, or protect against impact
  • * The company sells screw-on rubber bumpers and feet.
  • Someone or something that bumps.
  • (cricket) A bouncer.
  • (billiards) A side wall of a pool table.
  • (broadcasting) A short ditty or jingle used to separate a show from the advertisements.
  • (slang, dated) A covered house at a theatre, etc., in honour of some favourite performer.

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • (colloquial) Large; filled to the bumpers at the top of a silo.
    • We harvested a bumper crop of arugula and parsnips this year.