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Gump

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A family name made famous by the book and film Forrest Gump
  • proper noun
  • /ɡʌmp/
: Gump
  • You mean the guy from "Forrest Gump" with no legs?
  • Forrest Gump
  • the film Forrest Gump

And I call him the Forrest Gump of cover ups.

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Examples

  • Why, what do you know about the Gump?

  • It's like Forrest Gump, but on an island.

  • - More like Rain Man or that Gump fellow if you ask me.

  • Yeah, just like you loved Gump, huh?

  • So I feel like in a very Forest Gump mood right now.

  • Just did you know Forest Gump was filmed on that pier?

  • 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

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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.