gump

== English == === Etymology === Perhaps related to gumption. The term long pre-dates the slow-witted character from the 1994 film Forrest Gump. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡʌmp/ Rhymes: -ʌmp Homophone: Gump === Noun === gump (countable and uncountable, plural gumps) (uncountable) Clipping of gumption (US, dated) A foolish person. Synonyms: dunce, fool, nitwit (Baltimore, District of Columbia, slang) A weak or soft person. ==== See also ==== gump stump === References === “gump”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. == Scots == === Verb === gump To grope with the hands == Swedish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡɵmp/ === Noun === gump c rump ==== Declension ====