Gamp
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɡæmp/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Gamp is a noun meaning (UK, dated, slang) An umbrella.
Meaning
(UK, dated, slang) An umbrella.
More Meanings
- (transgender slang) A gynandromorphophile, a tranny chaser.
Example Sentences
In his hand he waved – an appropriate symbol of disapprobation – his London gamp meticulously rolled.
And it was early morning, and the world was moist, when the crystal-gazer's husband, a freak in knickerbockers with an open coppish and a sabbath gamp, came over the stones outside his house to meet the holy travellers.
It was the last day of the match, and owing to rain it was really unfit to play, but the promoters insisted upon our doing so, to satisfy the spectators, who stood round the ground with their umbrellas up. […] One gentleman sat with his gamp up on some rails near the railway.
Word Forms
- gamps
Synonyms for gamp
Depending on context, synonyms include brolly.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include brolly, gammock, gypper, gippo, gaffa, gumpth.
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