frump

noun

ˈfrəmp 

1

: a dowdy unattractive girl or woman

2

: a staid, drab, old-fashioned person

Examples of frump in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The show sends Pride & Prejudice‘s resident frump (a charming Ella Bruccoleri) on a journey of self-discovery filled with kindly relatives, enormous books, lavish balls and, yes, eligible suitors. — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2026

June 12, 2024 Katie Holmes is not afraid of putting a little frump in her stride. — Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 12 June 2024

A little bit longer than my liking to serve my frumps, this Ralph Lauren trunk is lovely for its gingham and still short enough not to eat you up like a pigeon pie. — Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Apr. 2024

Intriguingly, for her latest performance as a great lady from history, playing Israel’s Prime Minister Golda Meir, Mirren has finally opted to go full frump. — Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Feb. 2023

Most often, they’re stacked right next to each other, as when Perry’s great sass-mouth frump Madea suddenly plops into the middle of a dramatic scene. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 12 Sep. 2022

Word History

Etymology

probably from frumple to wrinkle

First Known Use

1817, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for frump

• bump
• chump
• clump
• crump
• dump
• gump
• hump
• jump
• lump
• plump
• pump
• rump