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frump
(frŭmp)n.
1. A girl or woman regarded as dull, plain, or unfashionable.
2. A person regarded as colorless and primly sedate.
[Possibly short for Middle English frumple, wrinkle, from Middle Dutch verrompelen, to wrinkle : ver-, completely; see per in Indo-European roots + rompelen, to wrinkle.]
frump′i·ly adv.
frump′i·ness n.
frump′y adj.
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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]
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frump
(frʌmp)n.
1. a woman who is dowdy, drab, and unattractive.
2. a dull, old-fashioned person.
[1545–55]
frump′ish, adj.
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frump
- Also means a snort or a sneer or jeer.See also related terms for snort.
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| Noun | 1. | frump - a dull unattractive unpleasant girl or woman; "she got a reputation as a frump"; "she's a real dog" disagreeable woman, unpleasant woman - a woman who is an unpleasant person |
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