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crumbum

American  
[kruhm-buhm] / ˈkrʌmˌbʌm /

noun

Slang.

  1. crumb.

Etymology

Origin of crumbum

First recorded in 1950–55; playful variation

Example Sentences

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“Hope is what we have,” Caperton said, because he was a crumbum.

From The New Yorker

And if one of them tests positive I'll call him a crumbum and call for his ouster.

From Time Magazine Archive

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