frump

frump

English

Etymology

Probably a contraction of late Middle English frumple (“wrinkle”), from Middle Dutch verrompelen, originally equivalent to for- +‎ rump +‎ -le.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɹʌmp/
• Rhymes: -ʌmp

Noun

frump (countable and uncountable, plural frumps)

1. (countable, colloquial) A frumpy person, somebody who is unattractive, drab or dowdy.

   You look like such a frump today!

2. (uncountable) The clothes that such a person would wear.

   Get that frump off – it's horrid!

3. (countable, dated) A bad-tempered person.
4. (obsolete) A flout or snub.

Derived terms

• frumpish
• frumpy

Translations

somebody who is unattractive, drab or dowdy

Bulgarian: повлекана (bg) f (povlekana) Czech: hastroš m, cuchta f

Romanian: cineva care este rău îmbrăcat(ă)

clothes that such a person would wear

Czech: hadry (cs) m pl

Verb

frump (third-person singular simple present frumps, present participle frumping, simple past and past participle frumped)

1. (obsolete, transitive) To insult; to flout; to mock; to snub.

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Beaumont and Fletcher to this entry?)

Derived terms

• frumper