crumbum
crumbum noun: an objectionable or foolish person.
Noun
crumbum (plural crumbums)
- An objectionable or foolish person.
- I went and got her dress for her. She put it on and all, and then she picked up her polo coat off the bed. “So long, crumb-bum,” she said.1951 July 16, J[erome] D[avid] Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye, Boston, Mass.: Little, Brown and Company, →OCLC, page 128
- Don't let this crumbum talk you into doing his dirty work. He's known as the literary pimp of Sixth Avenue.1987, James A. Michener, Centennial, →ISBN, page 9
Forms of crumbum
| plural | crumbums |
|---|---|
| alternative form | crumb-bum |
Questions about crumbum
- What does crumbum mean?
- Crumbum means an objectionable or foolish person.
- What part of speech is crumbum?
- Crumbum is a noun.
- What is the plural of crumbum?
- The plural of crumbum is crumbums.
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