bumbledom
/ (ˈbʌmbəldəm) /
noun
self-importance in a minor office
Nearby words
- bumble-foot,
- bumble-puppy,
- bumblebee,
- bumblebeefish,
- bumbleberry,
- bumblefoot,
- bumbleheaded,
- bumblepuppy,
- bumbling,
- bumblingly
Word Origin for bumbledom
C19: after Bumble, name of the beadle in Dickens' Oliver Twist (1837–38)
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Examples from the Web for bumbledom
Bumbledom was not dead, but its activities were less blatant.
Mr. Punch's History of Modern England Vol. III of IV|Charles L. Graves