Gump
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- proper noun
- /ɡʌmp/
- You mean the guy from "Forrest Gump" with no legs?
- Forrest Gump
- the film Forrest Gump
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Watch on YouTubeAnd I call him the Forrest Gump of cover ups.
- And I call him the Forrest Gump of cover ups.
- I just rented a VHS copy of Forrest Gump from a very friendly squirrel.
- Tom Hanks playing Forrest Gump I'll let you read in between the lines.
- Yeah, I'm going to be to salmon what Forrest Gump was to shrimp.
- Skyler is up there like along with Jenny from Forrest Gump.
- This fellow just goes, oh, my sweet Lord, Forrest Gump's here.
- What did you learn or what do you miss about Gump?
- I mean, I've, I feel like I'm like best friends with Forrest Gump.
- And Pontinger was the an associate attorney general and I call him the Forrest Gump of cover ups.
- OK, OK Could you imagine if Forrest Gump was selling real estate in your office and I was his coach?
Examples
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Why, what do you know about the Gump?
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It's like Forrest Gump, but on an island.
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- More like Rain Man or that Gump fellow if you ask me.
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Yeah, just like you loved Gump, huh?
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So I feel like in a very Forest Gump mood right now.
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Just did you know Forest Gump was filmed on that pier?
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In the recent film Forrest Gump, the phrase often used by its hero is "stupid is as stupid does."
Academic text (1995) -
Mrs. Gump and Forrest walk along the Gump Boarding House driveway.
Fiction book (1994) -
The bus pulls up as Mrs. Gump prepares Forrest for his first day of school. Mrs. Gump.
Fiction book (1994) -
Many people remember the inspiring quotes from Gump when discussing perseverance.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Gump is a family name, a 'surname' most people know from the character Forrest Gump in the famous novel and film. Because the story shows a simple, kind man who goes on surprising adventures, it is easy to remember Gump as that well-known last name.