sumph

British  

/ sʌmf /

noun

1. a stupid person; simpleton

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Etymology

Origin of sumph

C18: of uncertain origin

Example Sentences

They forget that a sumph may just as truly be said to border on a sage.

From Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2) by Wilson, John Lyde

I dare not tell them to make for the sumph, they might lose their way.

From Sappers and Miners The Flood beneath the Sea by Hurst, Hal

"Awa', ye great sumph, an' tak' it oot o' yon dur-r-r-ty ditch!"

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, February 11, 1914 by Seaman, Owen, Sir

All of a sudden he goes like this—" And giving a queer dull "sumph" of a sound, he jerked his body limp towards his knees—"Gone!

From Tatterdemalion by Galsworthy, John

It’s a horrid place, and I must have gone about for miles before I found my way back to the sumph, and nearly fell into it.

From Sappers and Miners The Flood beneath the Sea by Hurst, Hal