English Explanatory Dictionary

gump

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Clipping of gumption
  2. A foolish person.
  3. A weak or soft person.
name
  1. A surname.
phrase
  1. Acronym of gas (fuel), undercarriage (landing gear), mixture (fuel mixture), prop (propeller setting); a mnemonic for landing an airplane; particularly propeller-propelled carburated powered one with a retractable landing gear.

Pronunciation

/ɡʌmp/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-gump.wav

Word forms

gump gumps

Etymology

Perhaps related to gumption. The term long pre-dates the slow-witted character from the 1994 film Forrest Gump.

Synonyms

dunce fool nitwit

Related words

gump stump
This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on G Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary