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lumpenprole

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[luhm-puhn-prohl] / ˈlʌm pənˌproʊl /

noun

Informal.

  1. a member of the lumpenproletariat.

Etymology

Origin of lumpenprole

First recorded in 1970–75; see origin at lumpenproletariat, prole

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