frump

== English == === Etymology === Probably a contraction of late Middle English frumpylle (“wrinkle”), from Middle Dutch verrompelen, originally equivalent to for- +‎ rump +‎ -le. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fɹʌmp/ Rhymes: -ʌmp === Noun === frump (countable and uncountable, plural frumps) (countable, colloquial) A frumpy person, somebody who is unattractive, drab or dowdy. (uncountable, colloquial) Unattractive, dowdy clothes. (countable, dated) A bad-tempered person. (obsolete) A flout or snub. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === frump (third-person singular simple present frumps, present participle frumping, simple past and past participle frumped) (obsolete, transitive) To insult; to flout; to mock; to snub. To assume a countenance or demeanor indicating irritation, ill-humor, or disapproval. 1982, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure 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. ==== Derived terms ==== frumper == Yola == === Etymology === From Middle English frumpylle. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /frʊmp/ === Noun === frump (plural frampès) A sour ill-humored person. === Verb === frump to chafe, scold ==== Related terms ==== frampled === References === Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828), William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 40