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gump

/ɡʌmp/ noun

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  1. Clipping of gumption
  2. A foolish person.
  3. A weak or soft person.

Origin

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

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