- frumple
- \\ˈfru̇mpəl, ˈfrəm-\ transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English fromplen, from Middle Dutch verrompelen, from ver- for- (akin to Old High German fir-) + rompelen to wrinkle — more at rumple
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frumple — To get angry. Paticulairely at people who don t get the point, or try to get in your way on purpose. Even after I explained the joke to her, she didn t get it. It makes me frumple when people are that dense … Dictionary of american slang
frumple — To get angry. Paticulairely at people who don t get the point, or try to get in your way on purpose. Even after I explained the joke to her, she didn t get it. It makes me frumple when people are that dense … Dictionary of american slang
frumple — frum·ple … English syllables
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Frump — Frump, v. t. [Cf. Prov. E. frumple to wrinkle, ruffle, D. frommelen.] To insult; to flout; to mock; to snub. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
frump — noun Etymology: probably from frumple to wrinkle Date: 1817 1. a dowdy unattractive girl or woman 2. a staid, drab, old fashioned person … New Collegiate Dictionary
frump — [frʌmp] n [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Probably from frumple to crush in folds (14 19 centuries), from Middle Dutch verrompelen] a woman who is frumpy … Dictionary of contemporary English
frump — cross, unstylish person 1817, perhaps from frumple (v.) to wrinkle (late 14c.), from M.Du. verrompelen to wrinkle (see FRUMPY (Cf. frumpy)) … Etymology dictionary
frumpy — 1746, cross tempered, from frump (n.) bad temper (1660s) and an earlier verb meaning to mock, browbeat (1550s), of obscure origin, perhaps imitative of a sneer or derisive snort. Sense of sour looking, unfashionable is from 1825, but this may be… … Etymology dictionary
frump — noun an unattractive woman who wears dowdy old fashioned clothes. Derivatives frumpily adverb frumpiness noun frumpish adjective frumpishly adverb frumpy adjective (frumpier, frumpiest) … English new terms dictionary
