frump
noun
ˈfrəmp 
1
: a dowdy unattractive girl or woman
2
: a staid, drab, old-fashioned person
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Dear Amy: My 24-year-old gorgeous, loving, and generous daughter dresses like a messy frump! 
Detroit Free Press, 1 Nov. 2019 Ostensibly a parody of 1950s social mores, the show actually gives us a familiar lineup of high-school cliches: The dimwit jock, the equally dim cheerleader, the frump, the nerds (male and female, each sporting glasses of course) and so on. Matthew J. Palm, OrlandoSentinel.com, 6 Aug. 2017
Detroit Free Press, 1 Nov. 2019 Ostensibly a parody of 1950s social mores, the show actually gives us a familiar lineup of high-school cliches: The dimwit jock, the equally dim cheerleader, the frump, the nerds (male and female, each sporting glasses of course) and so on. Matthew J. Palm, OrlandoSentinel.com, 6 Aug. 2017 Word History
Etymology
probably from frumple to wrinkle
First Known Use
1817, in the meaning defined at sense 1
frump
noun
as in bag
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