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mission stiff

mission stiff noun: a tramp or vagrant who often frequents missions or charitable organizations for food and shelter.

Noun

mission stiff (plural mission stiffs)

  1. (slang) A tramp or vagrant who often frequents missions or charitable organizations for food and shelter.
    • At the bottom is the mission stiff, no longer able to make it on the outside.1982, Douglas A. Harper, Good Company, A Tramp Life, page 21

Forms of mission stiff

pluralmission stiffs

Questions about mission stiff

What does mission stiff mean?
Mission stiff means a tramp or vagrant who often frequents missions or charitable organizations for food and shelter.
What part of speech is mission stiff?
Mission stiff is a noun.
What is the plural of mission stiff?
The plural of mission stiff is mission stiffs.

Words near mission stiff in the dictionary

  1. mission schools
  2. mission statement
  3. mission statements
  4. mission station
  5. mission stations
  6. mission stiff
  7. mission stiffs
  8. Mission Viejo
  9. mission-critical
  10. missional
  11. missionality

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