Up the Gumpstump

"Up the Gumpstump" is a saying used to describe a large quantity of anything.

Elderly people are more prone to saying "Up the Gumpstump" than other people. Most particularly when they are stressed about something they have a lot of.

Merged words (gump & stump) believed to be originated from the words gum stump. A gum stump is a stump of a gum or Eucalyptus tree.

Used as an exclamation!

Geez Jim, we've got gophers up the gumpstump!

My my Helen, I have fleas up the gumpstump!

Holy toledo! Mutant Ninja Turtles up the gumpstump!

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