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gump

American  
[guhmp] / gʌmp /

noun

Dialect.

  1. a foolish or stupid person.

Etymology

Origin of gump

First recorded in 1815–25; origin uncertain

Example Sentences

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Culhane’s Carlson longs for the “great American films like ‘Gone With the Wind’ or the first 20 minutes of ‘Forrest Gump.'”

From Salon

I’ve asked its lawyers, the top New York firm of Akin Gump.

From MarketWatch

In Savannah: On a park bench in Chippewa Square, Forrest Gump, played by Tom Hanks, proclaims, “Life is like a box of chocolates.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Tisch, 76, is an heir of a wealthy family who went to Hollywood and produced “Risky Business” and won an Oscar for “Forrest Gump.”

From The Wall Street Journal

He added: "It's just sensational what has happened. I feel like the Forrest Gump of pop."

From BBC

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