Frump Definition

frŭmp
noun
A dowdy, unattractive woman.
Webster's New World
A person regarded as colorless and primly sedate.
American Heritage

The clothes that such a person would wear.

Get that frump off – it's horrid!
Wiktionary
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verb
(obsolete) To insult; to flout; to mock; to snub.
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Other Word Forms of Frump

Noun

Singular:
frump
Plural:
frumps

Origin of Frump

  • Possibly short for Middle English frumple wrinkle from Middle Dutch verrompelen to wrinkle ver- completely per1 in Indo-European roots rompelen to wrinkle

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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Words Starting With

FFRFRU

Words Ending With

PMPUMP

Unscrambles

frump

Words Starting With F and Ending With P

Starts With F & Ends With PStarts With FR & Ends With PStarts With F & Ends With MP

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