frump

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Recent Examples of frump The show sends Pride & Prejudice‘s resident frump (a charming Ella Bruccoleri) on a journey of self-discovery filled with kindly relatives, enormous books, lavish balls and, yes, eligible suitors. Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2026 June 12, 2024 Katie Holmes is not afraid of putting a little frump in her stride. Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 12 June 2024 A little bit longer than my liking to serve my frumps, this Ralph Lauren trunk is lovely for its gingham and still short enough not to eat you up like a pigeon pie. Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Apr. 2024 Intriguingly, for her latest performance as a great lady from history, playing Israel’s Prime Minister Golda Meir, Mirren has finally opted to go full frump. Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Feb. 2023 Most often, they’re stacked right next to each other, as when Perry’s great sass-mouth frump Madea suddenly plops into the middle of a dramatic scene. Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 12 Sep. 2022 But first: Last week, the Jan. 6 committee made its case that frump tried to pressure then-Vice President Mike Pence to overturn the 2020 election results. Mark Murray, NBC News, 20 June 2022 Dear Amy: My 24-year-old gorgeous, loving, and generous daughter dresses (quite honestly) like a messy frump! Amy Dickinson, The Denver Post, 1 Nov. 2019 Dear Amy: My 24-year-old gorgeous, loving, and generous daughter dresses (quite honestly) like a messy frump! Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, 1 Nov. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for frump
bag
Noun
  • Calmus dropped in as a surprise in the middle of Engen's interview to deliver the gift bag to Engen, who happens to be one of Calmus' followers.
    Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 20 June 2026
  • This story’s author, StyleCaster contributing writer Jessie Quinn, loves a good deal and scours the internet to find the best fashion dupes, such as Bogg bag lookalikes and a Baggu crescent bag that is so similar to the original.
    Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 19 June 2026

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“Frump.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frump. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.

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