plumpers
/ˈplʌmpərz/
noun
- Small, soft, round objects, often used as padding or stuffing.
- The costume designer used plumpers to give the actor a rounder belly.
- She added a few plumpers to the pillow to make it more comfortable.
- These sofa cushions need some plumpers to keep their shape.
- In voting, a ballot cast for only one candidate when multiple positions are to be filled, or a vote given to a single candidate to increase their chances.
- In the old system, a plumpers was a way to show strong support for one person.
- He cast a plumpers for his favorite candidate instead of voting for the whole slate.
- The election officials counted the plumpers separately from the other ballots.