gumph

gumph
See 'gumf'.

English slang and colloquialisms. 2014.

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  • gumph — noun a) A foolish person; a gump Drossy saw ’em in her drawer, and for all the gumph he is, he knew the writing; and I made him get ’em for me this morning while they were at breakfast. b) Gumption; grit. He strikes me as the perfect example of… …   Wiktionary

  • gumph — guddle (1) (Scottish dialect) …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • gumph — गुम्फ् …   Indonesian dictionary

  • Humpe, die — Die Humpe, plur. die n, oder der Humpen, des s, plur. ut nom. sing. ein Trinkgeschirr von ungewöhnlicher Größe. Aus großen Humpen trinken. Im Oberdeutschen Gumpe, wo es aber auch die Tiefe in einem Wasser bedeutet, wie das Ital. Gumba. Bey dem… …   Grammatisch-kritisches Wörterbuch der Hochdeutschen Mundart

  • gumption — noun a) Energy of mind and body, enthusiasm. b) Boldness of enterprise; initiative or aggressiveness, guts; spunk; initiative. Syn: gumph, chutzpah …   Wiktionary

  • gumf — Noun. Nonsense, rubbish. Perhaps a combination of guff and bumf . Also gumph …   English slang and colloquialisms

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