Forrest Gump
Forrest Gump noun: a simple-minded but good-hearted person who becomes involved in historically significant events by chance; (derogatory, potentially offensive) a simpleton, a fool.
Noun
Forrest Gump (plural Forrest Gumps)
- A simple-minded but good-hearted person who becomes involved in historically significant events by chance; (derogatory, potentially offensive) a simpleton, a fool.
- At a recent conference, I remarked that I felt a little like the Forrest Gump of interest rate futures. One accident after another has placed me in the company of people who have been innovative thinkers and doers in the futures business...2003, Galen. Burghardt, The Eurodollar Futures and Options Handbook, page xxxix
- So, how do you present a two-week usability study of Quickenloans.com to senior leadership in Forrest Gump style?2006, John S. Pruitt, Tamara Adlin, The Persona Lifecycle: Keeping People in Mind Throughout Product Design, page 410
Forms of Forrest Gump
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Origin of Forrest Gump
From the title character in the novel Forrest Gump (1985) or its film adaptation (1994).
Words formed from Forrest Gump
Questions about Forrest Gump
- What does Forrest Gump mean?
- Forrest Gump means a simple-minded but good-hearted person who becomes involved in historically significant events by chance; (derogatory, potentially offensive) a simpleton, a fool.
- What part of speech is Forrest Gump?
- Forrest Gump is a noun.
- What is the plural of Forrest Gump?
- The plural of Forrest Gump is Forrest Gumps.
Words near Forrest Gump in the dictionary
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