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gump

[ guhmp ]

noun

Dialect.
  1. a foolish or stupid person.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of gump1

First recorded in 1815–25; origin uncertain
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Example Sentences

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It was featured in the movie “Forrest Gump,” on the television show “The Simpsons” and even in a Walmart commercial.

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His obtuse optimism makes him the intergalactic Forrest Gump.

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For, in Carter’s backyard, shellacked by California sunlight, stood an iconic bench from “Forrest Gump.”

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Abrams and Robert Zemeckis, who directed “Forrest Gump.”

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In the final scene of “Forrest Gump,” a white feather dances from Forrest’s feet, into the air, representing one of the movie’s major threads: Are life’s joys and agonies predestined, or are they indiscriminate?

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