'Frump' is a word borrowed from Dutch 'verrompelen'. The word entered the English language some time around 1817.
frump [noun] [1817]
- a dowdy unattractive girl or woman
- a staid, drab, old-fashioned person
See 'frump' on the Loan Words Map
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Etymology: Probably from 'frumple' to wrinkle
See more loan words from 1800s.
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