1
: a dowdy unattractive girl or woman
2
: a staid, drab, old-fashioned person
Examples of frump in a Sentence
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June 12, 2024 Katie Holmes is not afraid of putting a little frump in her stride.
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Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 12 June 2024
Plus: the horror of the knee-length ‘frump’ length!
—Nicole Phelps, Vogue, 13 Feb. 2024
Intriguingly, for her latest performance as a great lady from history, playing Israel’s Prime Minister Golda Meir, Mirren has finally opted to go full frump.
—Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Feb. 2023
Most often, they’re stacked right next to each other, as when Perry’s great sass-mouth frump Madea suddenly plops into the middle of a dramatic scene.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 12 Sep. 2022
But first: Last week, the Jan. 6 committee made its case that frump tried to pressure then-Vice President Mike Pence to overturn the 2020 election results.
—Mark Murray, NBC News, 20 June 2022
Dear Amy: My 24-year-old gorgeous, loving, and generous daughter dresses (quite honestly) like a messy frump!
—Amy Dickinson, The Denver Post, 1 Nov. 2019
Dear Amy: My 24-year-old gorgeous, loving, and generous daughter dresses (quite honestly) like a messy frump!
—Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, 1 Nov. 2019
Dear Amy: My 24-year-old gorgeous, loving, and generous daughter dresses like a messy frump!
—Detroit Free Press, 1 Nov. 2019
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Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 12 June 2024
Plus: the horror of the knee-length ‘frump’ length!
—Nicole Phelps, Vogue, 13 Feb. 2024
Intriguingly, for her latest performance as a great lady from history, playing Israel’s Prime Minister Golda Meir, Mirren has finally opted to go full frump.
—Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Feb. 2023
Most often, they’re stacked right next to each other, as when Perry’s great sass-mouth frump Madea suddenly plops into the middle of a dramatic scene.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 12 Sep. 2022
But first: Last week, the Jan. 6 committee made its case that frump tried to pressure then-Vice President Mike Pence to overturn the 2020 election results.
—Mark Murray, NBC News, 20 June 2022
Dear Amy: My 24-year-old gorgeous, loving, and generous daughter dresses (quite honestly) like a messy frump!
—Amy Dickinson, The Denver Post, 1 Nov. 2019
Dear Amy: My 24-year-old gorgeous, loving, and generous daughter dresses (quite honestly) like a messy frump!
—Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, 1 Nov. 2019
Dear Amy: My 24-year-old gorgeous, loving, and generous daughter dresses like a messy frump!
—Detroit Free Press, 1 Nov. 2019
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“Frump.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/frump. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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