Gump

[Wendalyn Nichols]

Was he consciously using it in reference to Forrest Gump? I had thought
that the character's name, like that of Andy Gump, was "Gump" because of
the term "gump" meaning 'foolish or stupid person' .

At 08:23 PM 9/30/02 -0700, Dave Wilton wrote:
>While having lunch with business associates today, one referred to a mutual
>acquaintance as "a gump." The person in question is a software executive of
>low-to-mediocre skills and talents who has a history of being present when
>others do great things and reaping the benefits, despite his having
>contributed little or nothing--much like the fictional character Forrest
>Gump is present for many great historical events.
>
>I've never heard this used before.