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frump¹

  • /fɹʌmp/

Rhymes with -ʌmp

Where it comes from

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

noun frumps

  1. colloquial, countable A frumpy person, somebody who is unattractive, drab or dowdy. You look like such a frump today!
  2. colloquial, uncountable Unattractive, dowdy clothes. Get that frump off – it's horrid!
  3. countable, dated A bad-tempered person.
  4. countable, obsolete, uncountable A flout or snub.

verb frumps · frumping · frumped

  1. obsolete, transitive To insult; to flout; to mock; to snub. Was ever gentlewoman So frump'd off with a fool!
  2. To assume a countenance or demeanor indicating irritation, ill-humor, or disapproval. 1982, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure I told the guy "Well, now all I can do is come up with excuses" & told him I had to babysit. He frumped like, "Oh, shame!" and asked if I'd be there later.

Frump²

Where it comes from

From frump, as a pun on Trump.

proper noun

  1. derogatory Nickname for Donald Trump (born 1946), President of the United States (2017–2021; since 2025). Had he done so---Frump might have kept a FEW latino voters / As it is---FRUMP Shot his own balls off (if he has any left)

    Similar: DJT, The Donald, Trump, Cheeto, Dementia Don, Diaper Don, Dirty Donald, Donald Duck, Donald Trumpet, Don Snoreleone, Don the Con, Dozy Don

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noun somebody who is unattractive, drab or dowdy

Русскиймымра mymra

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@misc{frump_2026,
  title = {frump},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/frump},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}