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单词 frumps
释义

frump

noun

ˈfrəmp How to pronounce frump (audio)
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

Word History

Etymology

probably from frumple to wrinkle

First Known Use

1817, in the meaning defined at sense 1

frumps

noun

plural of frump
as in bags

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • bags
  • crones
  • hags
  • witches

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • beauties
  • queens
  • goddesses
  • enchantresses
  • foxes
  • babes
  • belles
  • fox
  • cuties
  • cookies
  • honeys
  • stunners
  • beauty queens
  • charmers
  • peaches
  • knockouts
  • eyefuls
  • cuteys
  • dolly birds
  • bathing beauties
  • cover girls
  • pinup girls
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