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stumblebum

[ stuhm-buh l-buhm ]
/ ˈstʌm bəlˌbʌm /
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noun Informal.

a clumsy, second-rate prizefighter.
a clumsy, incompetent person.

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Words related to stumblebum

vagrant, beggar, castaway, renegade, tramp, stiff, outcast, drifter, bum, vagabond, grifter, hobo, dawdler, floater

Words nearby stumblebum

stull, stultify, stum, stumble, stumble across, stumblebum, stumbling block, stumer, stump, stump bed, stump cancer

Origin of stumblebum

First recorded in 1930–35; stumble + bum1
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019