Past tense of dump, meaning to deposit or dispose of carelessly, or to end a relationship abruptly.
From Middle English 'dumpen', possibly of Scandinavian origin, related to Danish 'dumpe' meaning to fall suddenly. The meaning evolved from physical dropping to include emotional/relationship contexts in the 20th century.
The word's evolution from describing the physical act of dropping something heavily to the emotional act of ending relationships shows how our language adapts metaphors from concrete actions to describe abstract experiences. Being 'dumped' captures both the suddenness and the sense of being discarded.
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