frump (redirected from frumpiness)

frump  (frmp)

n.

1. A girl or woman regarded as dull, plain, or unfashionable.

2. A person regarded as colorless and primly sedate.

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[Possibly short for Middle English frumple, wrinkle, from Middle Dutch verrompelen, to wrinkle : ver-, completely; see per¹ in Indo-European roots + rompelen, to wrinkle.]

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frumpi·ly adv.

frumpi·ness n.

frumpy adj.

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frump [frʌmp]

n

a woman who is dowdy, drab, or unattractive

[C16 (in the sense: to be sullen; C19: dowdy woman): from Middle Dutch verrompelen to wrinkle, rumple]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

frump - a dull unattractive unpleasant girl or woman; "she got a reputation as a frump"; "she's a real dog" dog disagreeable woman, unpleasant woman - a woman who is an unpleasant person

Translations

frump [frʌmp] N → espantajo m, birria f

frump [ˈfrʌmp] n → mocheté f

frump

n (pej) → Vogelscheuche f (inf); old frump → alte Schachtel (inf)

frump [frʌmp] n (woman) → donnetta scialba
I felt a frump → mi son sentita goffa e scialba

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frump [frʌmp] n (woman) → donnetta scialba
I felt a frump → mi son sentita goffa e scialba