shrump
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Etymology 1
From Low German schrumpen, from Middle Low German *schrumpen (attested in Middle Low German vorschrumpen, vörschrumpen (“to shrivel, wrinkle”)), related to German schrumpfen (“to shrivel, shrink”), Danish skrumpe (“to shrink”). Related to English shrimp.
Verb
shrump (third-person singular simple present shrumps, present participle shrumping, simple past and past participle shrumped)
- (dialectal) To shrink, shrivel.
- (dialectal) To shiver from cold.
- (dialectal) To shrug (the shoulders).
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Etymology 2
Noun
shrump (plural shrumps)
- (mycology slang) A pile of leaves with a mushroom underneath.
- 2023 March 19, Katharine Gammon, “Shroom boom: the hunt is on as California rains fuel a mushroom explosion”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-08-10:
- I bend down to peek at the shrump Starwood identified. From the top it looks ordinary enough, but from the side, I can see a fruiting body is pushing out of the ground.
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