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

Nearby words

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

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