As nouns the difference between frump and grump
is that frump is (colloquial) a frumpy person, somebody who is unattractive, drab or dowdy while grump is a habitually grumpy or complaining person.
As verbs the difference between frump and grump
is that frump is (obsolete) to insult; to flout; to mock; to snub while grump is to complain.
frump
English
Noun
(
en noun)
(colloquial) A frumpy person, somebody who is unattractive, drab or dowdy.
- You look like such a frump today!
The clothes that such a person would wear.
- Get that frump off – it's horrid!
Derived terms
* frumpish
* frumpy
Verb
(
en verb)
(obsolete) To insult; to flout; to mock; to snub.
- (Beaumont and Fletcher)
grump
English
Noun
(
en noun)
a habitually grumpy or complaining person
First used in print by Daniel Defoe in 1727.
Verb
(
en verb)
to complain
to be grumpy
