stumblebum

[stuhm-buh l-buhm]

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noun Informal.

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

Origin of stumblebum

First recorded in 1930–35; stumble + bum¹

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Related Words for stumblebum

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

Word Origin and History for stumblebum

n.

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

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