frump Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a dull unattractive unpleasant girl or woman
    dog.
    • she got a reputation as a frump
    • she's a real dog

WordNet

Frump transitive verb
Etymology
Cf. Prov. E. frumple to wrinkle, ruffle, D. frommelen.
Definitions
  1. To insult; to flout; to mock; to snub. Obs. Beau. & Fl.
Frump noun
Definitions
  1. A contemptuous speech or piece of conduct; a gibe or flout. Obs. Beau. & Fl.
  2. A cross, old-fashioned person; esp., an old woman; a gossip. Colloq. Halliwell.

Webster 1913