# frump

> English word · Noun · IPA /fɹʌmp/

## Definitions
1. A frumpy person, somebody who is unattractive, drab or dowdy.
2. Unattractive, dowdy clothes.
3. A bad-tempered person.
4. A flout or snub.

## Etymology
Probably a contraction of late Middle English frumpylle (“wrinkle”), from Middle Dutch verrompelen, originally equivalent to for- + rump + -le.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/frump