1) (noun) An embarrassing failure due to lack of effort.
2) (noun) a person known for many shrumpfs
2) (verb) to give up without even trying
The word comes from the sound made when letting one's body fall limply onto an overstuffed couch.
"I totally shrumphed the midterm; that class is so boring I can't even begin to read the books."
"Bill's the biggest shrumph -- he can't get a date, keep a job, or even buy a vowel."
A person you hate intensely not because they deserve such hatred but because they serve as a focus for your general hatred. A healthy way to dispense with excess animosity.
Jake's not really that big an asshole. He just serves as my hate sink.