Shrump
noun, verb, slang ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
- 1 A pile of leaves with a mushroom underneath. slang
"I bend down to peek at the shrump Starwood identified. From the top it looks ordinary enough, but from the side, I can see a fruiting body is pushing out of the ground."
- 1 To shrink, shrivel. dialectal
- 2 To shiver from cold. dialectal
- 3 To shrug (the shoulders). dialectal
Example
More examples"I bend down to peek at the shrump Starwood identified. From the top it looks ordinary enough, but from the side, I can see a fruiting body is pushing out of the ground."
Etymology
From Low German schrumpen, from Middle Low German *schrumpen (attested in Middle Low German vorschrumpen, vörschrumpen (“to shrivel, wrinkle”)), ultimately related to Proto-West Germanic *skrimpan. Related to German schrumpfen (“to shrivel, shrink”), Danish skrumpe (“to shrink”). Related to English shrimp.
Blend of mushroom + hump.
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