Meaning & use
Gump
Last updated
A foolish, clumsy, or slow-witted person (used in regional and informal English).
See it in a sentence
Stop acting like such a gump and pay attention to the road.
The old farmer called anyone who fell for the prank a gump.
A note on using this word
This dialectal term predates and is unrelated to the fictional character Forrest Gump; it survives mainly in older regional British and American speech.
Words with a similar meaning
Choose a synonym to suit the sentence. Meanings can overlap without being identical.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “Gump”, then compare your use with the examples above.
Your draft stays on this page and is not sent anywhere.