Mushrump
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Mushroom, fungus. archaic
"Bozzacchio, an acorne. Also a puffe or mushrump full of dust."
- 2 Upstart, a person who has quickly and undeservedly gained their position, power or wealth. archaic, attributive, derogatory, sometimes
"So shall we haue the people of our side, / Which for his fathers sake leane to the king, / But cannot brooke a night growne mushrump, / Such a one as my Lord of Cornewall is […]"
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More examples"Bozzacchio, an acorne. Also a puffe or mushrump full of dust."
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