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单词 frump
释义 frump
I. \ˈfrəmp\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: perhaps short for frumple; from the distortion of the face in a sneer
transitive verb
1. archaic : insult, flout, mock, snub
2. archaic : provoke, irritate, vex
intransitive verb
archaic : sulk
II. \“, dial Brit or ˈfru̇mp\ noun
(-s)
1. frumps plural, dialect Britain : a cross mood : sulks
2. [short for frumple]
 a. : a dowdy, unattractive, or generally uninteresting girl or woman
  < a terribly plain little frump — Jessamyn West >
  < weighs about two hundred pounds, doesn't know how to dress, and, briefly, is an awful frump — Olive H. Prouty >
 b. : a staid, drab, old-fashioned person
  < representing the New England founding fathers as the usual reputable frumps — John McCarten >
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