lumpenprole

[luhm-puhn-prohl]

noun

Informal.

1. a member of the lumpenproletariat.

Word History and Origins

Origin of lumpenprole¹

First recorded in 1970–75; lumpenproletariat, prole

Example Sentences

The Lumpenprole of the title won't grow up, or rather, the play he is indulging in has been consciously dragged too far into adulthood.

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So what's going on under the blanket, in Mike Kelley's 1991 Lumpenprole – are they humping?

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