- gump
- to succeed at something by means of dumb luck alone
I had no idea what I was talking about, but I gumped my way through the interview and got the job
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Gump — may refer to:* Apache Gump, an open source Continuous Integration system * Gump A foolish person: a dolt (John Bartlett s Dictionary of Americanisms, 1849 Forgotten English III Knowledge Cards) * The Gump, fictional character from The Oz Books… … Wikipedia
gump — gump·tion; gump·tious; rum·ble·gump·tion; gump; gump·tious·ly; rum·el·gump·tion; … English syllables
Gump — (g[u^]mp), n. [Cf. Sw. & Dan. gump buttocks, rump, Icel. gumpr.] A dolt; a dunce. [Low.] Holloway. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gump — Gump, s. Gimpel … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
gump — /gump/, n. Dial. a foolish or stupid person. [1815 25; orig. uncert.] * * * … Universalium
gump — dolt, numskull, 1825; meaning chicken is from 1914, U.S. thieves slang … Etymology dictionary
gump — sb., en, e, ene (bagerste del af fugls krop) … Dansk ordbog
gump — [gamp] n. a fool; an oaf. □ Who’s the gump in the yellow slacks? □ Don’t act like such a gump! … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
gump — • stjärt, bak, gump, akter, sits … Svensk synonymlexikon
gump — n American 1. a foolish, clumsy person, a simpleton. This widespread term pre dated the 1994 film Forrest Gump. It originated in Yorkshire English dialect, in which it denoted a dolt and was probably related to the colloquial gumption . 2. a male … Contemporary slang
Gump Roast — Episodio de Los Simpson Episodio n.º Temporada 13 Episodio 286 Código de producción DABF12 Guionista(s) Deb Lacusta y Dan Castellaneta Director Mark Kirkland Fecha de em … Wikipedia Español
