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Definition of Frump
1. Noun. A dull unattractive unpleasant girl or woman. "She's a real dog"
Definition of Frump
1. v. t. To insult; to flout; to mock; to snub.
2. n. A contemptuous speech or piece of conduct; a gibe or flout.
Definition of Frump
1. Noun. (colloquial) A frumpy person, somebody who is unattractive, drab or dowdy. ¹
2. Noun. The clothes that such a person would wear. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Frump
1. a dowdy woman [n -S] : FRUMPISH [adj]
Medical Definition of Frump
1. 1. A contemptuous speech or piece of conduct; a gibe or flout. 2. A cross, old-fashioned person; especially, an old woman; a gossip. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Frump
Literary usage of Frump
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Complete System of Pleading: Comprehending the Most Approved Precedents by John Wentworth, George Townesend, James Cornwall (1798)
"... frump, being, &c. ;-for that whereas the faid William'now is a MIDDLESEX, to
wit. William Loud complains of Tames Declaration in BR for pood, true, ..."
2. Old Margaret, and Other Stories by Henry Kingsley (1895)
"She confronted frump in the street one day, and asked her if she might come and
teach ... She told frump the whole of her story from beginning to end; and, ..."
3. Woodmyth & Fable: Text & Drawings by Ernest Thompson Seton (1905)
"... THE FEATHER AND THE frump A TRAGEDY The Dames of Mode no longer wear The plumes
they used to prize; They find that Egrets in the hair Bring crow's-feet ..."
4. Round the Block: An American Novel by John Bell] [Bouton (1864)
"Mrs. frump, still resting on her husband's shoulder, sobbed a little, and clung
closer ... Therefore, when he submitted his hand to the grip of Mr. frump, ..."
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