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Webster 1913 Edition
Frump
Frump
,Verb.
T.
[Cf. Prov. E.
frumple
to wrinkle, ruffle, D. frommelen
.] To insult; to flout; to mock; to snub.
[Obs.]
Beau. & Fl.
Frump
,Noun.
1.
A contemptuous speech or piece of conduct; a gibe or flout.
[Obs.]
Beau. & Fl.
2.
A cross, old-fashioned person; esp., an old woman; a gossip.
[Colloq.]
Halliwell.
Webster 1828 Edition
Frump
FRUMP
,Noun.
FRUMP
,Verb.
T.
Definition 2024
frump
frump
English
Noun
frump (plural frumps)
- (colloquial) A frumpy person, somebody who is unattractive, drab or dowdy.
- You look like such a frump today!
- The clothes that such a person would wear.
- Get that frump off – it's horrid!
Translations
somebody who is unattractive, drab or dowdy
Derived terms
Verb
frump (third-person singular simple present frumps, present participle frumping, simple past and past participle frumped)
- (obsolete) To insult; to flout; to mock; to snub.
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