gump
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of gump
First recorded in 1815–25; origin uncertain
Example Sentences
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“Don’t be a gump, Jean Louise. You know how he feels about it. After all, I did it,” said Henry.
From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee
I felt like a gump doing it, but all that went out the window when Aaron said, "Nice shoes, man."
From "Ghost" by Jason Reynolds
You know I’m a gump on an empty stomach.”
From Aurora the Magnificent by Brownell, Gertrude Hall
I had stepped from the bushes when she first appeared and was standing motionless, staring, I imagine, like what Dorinda sometimes called her husband—a "born gump."
From The Rise of Roscoe Paine by Lincoln, Joseph Crosby
Wasn't old Mrs. Scattergood almost right when she called him "a gump"?
From Janice Day at Poketown by Long, Helen Beecher
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