frump

4 definitions found

frump - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Frump \Frump\, v. t. [Cf. Prov. E. frumple to wrinkle, ruffle,
     D. frommelen.]
     To insult; to flout; to mock; to snub. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.
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  Frump \Frump\, n.
     1. A contemptuous speech or piece of conduct; a gibe or
        flout. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.
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     2. A cross, old-fashioned person; esp., an old woman; a
        gossip. [Colloq.] --Halliwell.
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frump - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  frump
      n 1: a dull unattractive unpleasant girl or woman; "she got a
           reputation as a frump"; "she's a real dog" [syn: frump,
           dog]

frump - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  31 Moby Thesaurus words for "frump":
     beldam, crone, dame, dowager, drab, grandam, grandmother, granny,
     hag, litterbug, old battle-ax, old dame, old girl, old granny,
     old lady, old trot, old wife, old woman, pig, schlep, schlump,
     slattern, slob, sloppy Joe, sloven, slut, swine, trollop, trot,
     war-horse, witch