Rump

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ÊŒmp

Origin

From Middle English rumpe, from Old Norse rumpr ("rump"), from Middle Low German rump ("the bulk or trunk of a body, trunk of a tree"), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *rumpō ("trunk of a tree, log"). Cognate with Icelandic rumpur ("rump"), Swedish rumpa ("rump"), Dutch romp ("trunk, body, hull"), German Rumpf ("hull, trunk, torso, trunk").

In the sense of remnant, first attested in the Rump Parliament of 1648.

Full definition of rump

Noun

1. the hindquarters of an animal
2. a cut of meat from the rump
3. the buttocks
4. remnant, as in rump parliament

Synonyms

• (hindquarters of an animal) croupe, crupper
• (cut of meat from the hindquarters of an animal) round

Derived terms

• rump parliament; see Rump Parliament
• rump state