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How to pronounce frump in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms dog
Type of disagreeable woman, unpleasant woman
Derivation frumpy


she got a reputation as a frump.

Examples of frump

frump
At least some experts think our style is less about frump and more about fresh.
From the cnn.com
She was a princess, and a princess could make Jackie Kennedy appear almost a frump.
From the economist.com
What about bringing out some decent knitwear that doesn't have frump woven through it?
From the guardian.co.uk
Last week the frump finally combed her hair and put on a touch of lipstick.
From the time.com
Sarah Palin, with her pencil skirts, leather jackets and multi-strand necklaces, is the anti-frump.
From the washingtonpost.com
The midi probably has the greatest frump potential of any trend this season, so I was circumspect about wearing one.
From the independent.co.uk
The layers, the bulkiness, the feeling of frump.
From the denverpost.com
Meanwhile, Vanya's niece, Sonya, is no dowdy frump but a young girl whose passion for the doctor verges on hysteria.
From the guardian.co.uk
No four-door frump for the Wilsons.
From the suntimes.com
More examples
  • A dull unattractive unpleasant girl or woman; "she got a reputation as a frump"; "she's a real dog"
  • A frumpy person, somebody who is unattractive, drab or dowdy; The clothes that such a person would wear
  • (Frumping) ending a friendship or sometimes a dating relationship.