lumpen
[ luhm-puh n ]
/ ˈlʌm pən /
adjective
of or relating to disfranchised and uprooted individuals or groups, especially those who have lost status: the lumpen bourgeoisie.
noun
a lumpen individual or group.
Nearby words
- lump hammer,
- lump in one's throat,
- lump of sugar,
- lump sum,
- lumpectomy,
- lumpenprole,
- lumpenproletariat,
- lumper,
- lumpfish,
- lumpish
Origin of lumpen
First recorded in 1945–50; extracted from lumpenproletariat
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lumpen
/ (ˈlʌmpən) /
adjective
informal stupid or unthinking
Word Origin for lumpen
from German Lump vagabond, influenced in meaning by Lumpen rag, as in lumpenproletariat
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