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    sumph
    /sʌmf/

    noun

    • 1. a stupid or clumsy person. Scottish

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  2. noun. ˈsəmf, ˈsu̇mf. plural -s. Scottish & dialectal, England. : a stupid or sulky person. Word History. Etymology. origin unknown. Love words? You must — there are over 200,000 words in our free online dictionary, but you are looking for one that’s only in the Merriam-Webster Unabridged Dictionary.

  3. Sumph definition: a stupid person; simpleton. See examples of SUMPH used in a sentence.

  4. May 18, 2024 · Scottish a foolish or sulky person.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.

  5. A slow-witted or stupid person; a fool, simpleton. Also: a surly or sullen person. 1682. For calling the councell convenit in the tolbuith..ane pack of beasts and sumphs. in Paisley Magazine (1828) 1 October 527/2. ?1719. Thrawn gabet Sumphs that snarl At our frank Lines. A. Ramsay in A. Ramsay & W. Hamilton, Familiar Epistles 14. 1789.

  6. Define sumph. sumph synonyms, sumph pronunciation, sumph translation, English dictionary definition of sumph. n Scot a stupid person; simpleton Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000,...

  7. sumph (plural sumphs) Obsolete form of sump (“ lowest part of a mineshaft, into which water drains ”).

  8. Scottish a foolish or sulky person.... Click for pronunciations, examples sentences, video.