Definitions

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun Plural form of frump.

Etymologies

Sorry, no etymologies found.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word frumps.

Examples

  • She had heard Joan speak at Cambridge and was eager to secure her adherence, being wishful to surround herself with a group of young and good-looking women who should take the movement out of the hands of the "frumps," as she termed them.

    All Roads Lead to Calvary 1893

  • All the while such a pleasant lunch is going on, the amiable birds make complimentary remarks to one another about their dress -- how very handsome is one's long pointed topknot, what a becoming yellow border another's tail has, and how particularly fine are the coral-red bangles on the wings of a third -- which is much better than if they should pick each other to pieces and talk about 'frumps' under their breath.

    Citizen Bird Scenes from Bird-Life in Plain English for Beginners Elliott Coues 1870

  • He is a decent man and was drummed out of certain forums by a cabal of creepy self-righteous frumps determined to turn Lake Chapala into their version of Yazoo City.

    Saying Goodbye - Disparaging Remarks 2007

  • He is a decent man and was drummed out of certain forums by a cabal of creepy self-righteous frumps determined to turn Lake Chapala into their version of Yazoo City.

    Saying Goodbye - Disparaging Remarks 2007

  • He is a decent man and was drummed out of certain forums by a cabal of creepy self-righteous frumps determined to turn Lake Chapala into their version of Yazoo City.

    Saying Goodbye - Disparaging Remarks 2007

  • He is a decent man and was drummed out of certain forums by a cabal of creepy self-righteous frumps determined to turn Lake Chapala into their version of Yazoo City.

    Saying Goodbye - Disparaging Remarks 2007

  • He is a decent man and was drummed out of certain forums by a cabal of creepy self-righteous frumps determined to turn Lake Chapala into their version of Yazoo City.

    Saying Goodbye - Disparaging Remarks 2007

  • He is a decent man and was drummed out of certain forums by a cabal of creepy self-righteous frumps determined to turn Lake Chapala into their version of Yazoo City.

    Saying Goodbye - Disparaging Remarks 2007

  • Which of either Barney Frank or David Axelrod out frumps the other in a given week.

    President-Elect Barack Obama's First Press Conference: Promises To "Act Swiftly" On Economy 2009

  • He is a decent man and was drummed out of certain forums by a cabal of creepy self-righteous frumps determined to turn Lake Chapala into their version of Yazoo City.

    Saying Goodbye - Disparaging Remarks 2007

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.