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shrump

verb, noun — 4 senses

shrump

verb

Etymology From Low German schrumpen, from Middle Low German *schrumpen (attested in Middle Low German vorschrumpen, vörschrumpen (“to shrivel, wrinkle”)), ultimately related to Proto-West Germanic *skrimpan. Related to German schrumpfen (“to shrivel, shrink”), Danish skrumpe (“to shrink”). Related to English shrimp.

1

Dialectal To shrink, shrivel.

2

Dialectal To shiver from cold.

3

Dialectal To shrug (the shoulders).

Related terms
scrump, shrimp, shrink

shrump

noun

Etymology Blend of mushroom + hump.

1

Biology, Mycology, Natural sciences Slang A pile of leaves with a mushroom underneath.

  • 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.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 10 Aug 2023:

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