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frump


frump

noun \ˈfrəmp\

Definition of FRUMP

1
: a dowdy unattractive girl or woman
2
: a staid, drab, old-fashioned person
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Origin of FRUMP

probably from frumple to wrinkle
First Known Use: 1817

Rhymes with FRUMP

bump, chump, clomp, clump, comp, crump, dump, flump, grump, hump, jump, lump, plump, pump, rump, schlump, slump, stump, sump, thump, trump, tump, ump, whump

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