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lumpkin

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[luhmp-kin] / ˈlʌmp kɪn /

noun

lumpkins plural
  1. a clumsy or stupid person; klutz.


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I'll find who’s botherin my sweet sugar lumpkin.

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison

I'll find who's botherin my sweet sugar lumpkin.

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison

"I've heard of that," I said, feeling like an ignorant lumpkin.

From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood

He was a country boy, well versed in trees and brooks and used to pathless hills and rough country roads, and his first impression of New York was that the dwellers there were great lumpkins.

From Literary New York Its Landmarks and Associations by Hemstreet, Charles

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