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Frump

Frump Meaning & Definition
Frump Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Frump?

[n] a dull unattractive unpleasant girl or woman; "she got a reputation as a frump"; "she's a real dog"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Frump: dog

Related Terms | Find terms related to Frump: beldam | crone | dame | dowager | drab | grandam | grandmother | granny | hag | litterbug | old battle-ax | old dame | old girl | old granny | old lady | old trot | old wife | old woman | pig | schlep | schlump | slattern | slob | sloppy Joe | sloven | slut | swine | trollop | trot | war-horse | witch

See Also | disagreeable woman | unpleasant woman

Frump In Webster's Dictionary

\Frump\, v. t. [Cf. Prov. E. frumple to wrinkle, ruffle, D. frommelen.] To insult; to flout; to mock; to snub. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.
\Frump\, n. 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.

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