Frump

//fɹʌmp// name, noun, verb, slang

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Nickname for Donald Trump (born 1946), President of the United States (2017–2021; since 2025). derogatory

    "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)"

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

    "You look like such a frump today!"

  2. 2
    a dull unattractive unpleasant girl or woman wordnet
  3. 3
    Unattractive, dowdy clothes. colloquial, uncountable

    "Get that frump off – it's horrid!"

  4. 4
    A bad-tempered person. countable, dated
  5. 5
    A flout or snub. countable, obsolete, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    To insult; to flout; to mock; to snub. obsolete, transitive

    "Was ever gentlewoman So frump'd off with a fool!"

  2. 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."

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

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

Etymology 3

From frump, as a pun on Trump.

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