frump

plural frumps

1. colloquialcountableA frumpy person, somebody who is unattractive, drab or dowdy.

   You look like such a frump today!

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   “I don’t mind how many strange women you’ve loved so long as you don’t tell me about them.” “Women!” said Anthony, with a virtuous air. “Women indeed! You ask James here what kind of women I was going about with last time he saw me.” “Frumps,” said Jimmy solemnly. “Utter frumps. Not one a day under forty-five.”

   1925, Agatha Christie, The Secret of Chimneys

   Using the ideal of French female beauty as a stick with which to beat Britain's supposedly sexless frumps is a stereotype centuries old.

   2009 March 28, Angelique Chrisafis, “The mystery of the bikini-clad minister”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

   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, →ISSN

2. colloquialuncountableUnattractive, dowdy clothes.

   Get that frump off – it's horrid!

3. countabledatedA bad-tempered person.
4. countableobsoleteuncountableA flout or snub.

present singular third person frumps · participle present frumping · participle past frumped · past frumped

1. obsoletetransitiveTo insult; to flout; to mock; to snub.

   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, →OCLC, (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.

   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.

1. derogatoryNickname for Donald Trump (born 1946), President of the United States (2017–2021; since 2025).

   Yep, Frump refuses to say how he's going to make America great again.

   2015 September 19, hypatiab7, “straight talk from Donald Trump?”, in alt.atheism (Usenet), archived from the original on 26 Oct 2025

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   Had he done so---Frump might have kept a FEW latino voters / As it is---FRUMP Shot his own balls off (if he has any left)

   2015 August 28, Snout@smack.com, “Ramos a typical fuck-you-anglo-mierda pendejo”, in alt.california (Usenet), archived from the original on 26 Oct 2025

   Sorry Fido but Frump is doing what’s best for Frump and his family, for the rest of the minions he has achieved nothing so far. North Korea! It’s the US that had to make the concessions result samo samo, Frump says he wants tariffs eliminated from the EU they offer no tariffs if Frump has no tariffs no word or action from big mouth, because he knows that would be devastating in the EU’s favor.

   2018 September 10, Fidos Master, “OT~ This is Winning?”, in rec.outdoors.rv-travel (Usenet), archived from the original on 26 Oct 2025

   Synonyms: DJT, The Donald, Trump, Cheeto, Dementia Don, Diaper Don, Dirty Donald, Donald Duck