Definition of "frump"

frump

/fɹʌmp/

noun
countable and uncountable, plural frumps
1. (countable, colloquial) A frumpy person, somebody who is unattractive, drab or dowdy.
  Quotations
  If you flipped through certain magazines at this time you could be forgiven for thinking that there was no right way to be a woman, only wrong ones — bimbo or frump, slut or prude, shrew or doormat.
  2022 March 31, Alexis Soloski, “Why the Sudden Urge to Reconsider Famous Women?”, in The New York Times‎
2. (uncountable, colloquial) Unattractive, dowdy clothes.
3. (countable, dated) A bad-tempered person.
4. (obsolete) A flout or snub.
verb
third-person singular simple present frumps, present participle frumping, simple past and past participle frumped
1. (obsolete, transitive) To insult; to flout; to mock; to snub.
  Quotations
  Was ever gentlewoman So frump'd off with a fool!
  1617, John Fletcher, “The Chances”, in Comedies and Tragedies […], London: […] Humphrey Robinson, […], and for Humphrey Moseley […], published 1647, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals)
2. To assume a countenance or demeanor indicating irritation, ill-humor, or disapproval.
  Quotations
  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.
  1982, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure

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