flump

Interjection

1. A sound of something moving or falling heavily, or with a dull sound.
   • "Now again." The boy readies himself. The other children stand and stare. Parents look on expectantly. Flump . . . he lands on his back.1986 August 25, “Children: Mat Mania: Falling for the Martial Arts”, in The Washington Post, Washington, D.C.: The Washington Post Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 08 Jul 2025
   • The bird going "flump!" at the end of Barton Fink.1999 December 21, Jonathan Romney, “The 90s on film: From antique blood to flying cows”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the...

Noun

flump (plural flumps)

1. An instance of the dull sound so produced.

   Synonyms:

   plunk, thud

2. A type of large marshmallow.
   • As the lead cast get ready for an on-screen pint, or a packet of flumps in the case of Thomas, the fun and warmth on set is there for all to see and Riley is busy flitting between her on and off camera jobs.2014 November 12, Brian McIver, “Meet the stellar cast and crew behind new romantic comedy Scottish Mussel”, in Scottish Daily Record
   • So it means you'll always have room for ice cream, flumps, strawberry sauce and a chocolate flake.2016, Kes Gray, A Summer Double Daisy, →ISBN
3. (broadly) A fat out-of-shape person.
   • Ruth said: 'I recently treated myself to a fitted, hot pink dress for a night out and banished that image of being a fat, pink flump for good.'2015 June 9, Martha Cliff, “'I looked like a blobby blancmange': Obese mother-of-five beat her sugar cravings to lose SIX STONE... after hating how she looked in pink dress at a friend's wedding”, in...
   • In reality I felt like a fat flump, my belly still bulging like a saggy balloon.2017, Susi Osborne, Angelica Stone, →ISBN

Verb

flump (third-person singular simple present flumps, present participle flumping, simple past and past participle flumped)

1. (intransitive) To move or fall heavily, or with a dull sound.

   Synonyms:

   plunk, thud

2. (transitive) To drop something heavily or with a dull sound.