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stumblebum

stumblebum noun: a blundering or awkward person.

Noun

stumblebum (plural stumblebums)

  1. A blundering or awkward person.
  2. An inept prizefighter.
  3. (slang) A homeless person.
    • A bum came shambling past us....
      "Fucking stumblebums," Corsetti said....
      "Is 'stumblebum' the acceptable term for our indigent brothers and sisters?"
      "Sometimes I like 'vagrants,'" Corsetti said. "Depends on how much style they got."2006, Robert B. Parker, Hundred-Dollar Baby, Putnam, →ISBN, page 92
    Synonyms:
    bum

Synonyms of stumblebum

Forms of stumblebum

pluralstumblebums

Origin of stumblebum

From stumble + bum.

Questions about stumblebum

What does stumblebum mean?
Stumblebum means a blundering or awkward person.
What part of speech is stumblebum?
Stumblebum is a noun.
What is the plural of stumblebum?
The plural of stumblebum is stumblebums.

Words near stumblebum in the dictionary

  1. stumble on
  2. stumble onto
  3. stumble upon
  4. stumble-drunk
  5. stumble-drunks
  6. stumblebum
  7. stumblebums
  8. stumbled
  9. stumbled across
  10. stumbled against
  11. stumbled into

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