Where Is Frumpy Derived from?
The Word: Frumpy Derived from the Middle English Word Frumplen, Which Means to Wrinkle, Frumpy Means Dowdy and Is Almost Always Used in Relation to Women...
Where does the term frumpy come from?
frumpy (adj.)
1746, "cross-tempered," probably from the frumps (n.) "bad temper" (1660s) and an earlier verb meaning "to mock, browbeat" (1550s), of obscure origin, perhaps imitative of a sneer or derisive snort.
What does frumpy mean in England?
Meaning of frumpy in English
(of a person or their clothes) old-fashioned and not attractive: I felt fat and frumpy.
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