Etymology

frump

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Today it means: A frumpy person, somebody who is unattractive, drab or dowdy. Full definition →

Middle English frumpylle ← Middle Dutch verrompelen
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frump · noun, verb1

  1. Middle Dutch · derived fromverrompelen
  2. Middle English · inherited fromfrumpylle“wrinkle”
  3. English todayfrump

Probably a contraction of late Middle English frumpylle (“wrinkle”), from Middle Dutch verrompelen, originally equivalent to for- + rump + -le.

Frump · proper noun2

From frump, as a pun on Trump.

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