# gump

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɡʌmp/ · frequency rank #28,232

## Definitions
1. Clipping of gumption
2. A foolish person.
3. A weak or soft person.

## Etymology
Perhaps related to gumption. The term long pre-dates the slow-witted character from the 1994 film Forrest Gump.

## Easily confused with
- **guy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gump-vs-guy)
- **gun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gump-vs-gun)
- **gym** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gump-vs-gym)
- **gut** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gump-vs-gut)
- **Gus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gump-vs-gus)
- **Guo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gump-vs-guo)
- **guys** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gump-vs-guys)
- **guns** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gump-vs-guns)
- **guru** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gump-vs-guru)
- **guts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gump-vs-guts)
- **Gunn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gump-vs-gunn)
- **gums** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gump-vs-gums)
- **gyms** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gump-vs-gyms)
- **gust** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gump-vs-gust)
- **gush** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gump-vs-gush)
- **gurl** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gump-vs-gurl)
- **GM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gm-vs-gump)
- **GP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gp-vs-gump)
- **GU** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gu-vs-gump)
- **gap** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gap-vs-gump)

## Common misspellings (6)
`ggump`, `gmup`, `gummp`, `gumpp`, `gupm`, `ugmp`

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