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Definition of "frumps" [frumps]

  • Plural form of frump. (noun)

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Use "frumps" in a sentence
  • "She had heard Joan speak at Cambridge and was eager to secure her adherence, being wishful to surround herself with a group of young and good-looking women who should take the movement out of the hands of the "frumps," as she termed them."
  • "All the while such a pleasant lunch is going on, the amiable birds make complimentary remarks to one another about their dress -- how very handsome is one's long pointed topknot, what a becoming yellow border another's tail has, and how particularly fine are the coral-red bangles on the wings of a third -- which is much better than if they should pick each other to pieces and talk about 'frumps' under their breath."
  • "Which of either Barney Frank or David Axelrod out frumps the other in a given week."