stumblebum

[stuhm-buh l-buhm]

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noun Informal.

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

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Origin of stumblebum

First recorded in 1930–35; stumble + bum¹

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Word Origin and History for stumblebum

n.

"alcoholic derelict," 1932, from stumble + bum (n.2).

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