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frump
[
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]
Origin
frump
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frʌmp
/
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fruhmp
]
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noun
1.
a person who is dowdy, drab, and unattractive.
2.
a dull, old-fashioned person.
Origin:
1545–55;
origin uncertain
Related forms
frump·ish,
adjective
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a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
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frump
(frʌmp)
—
n
a woman who is dowdy, drab, or unattractive
[C16 (in the sense: to be sullen; C19: dowdy woman): from Middle Dutch
verrompelen
to wrinkle,
rumple
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
frump
"cross, unstylish person" 1817, perhaps from frumple (v.) "to wrinkle" (late 14c.). Cf. also
frumpy
.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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