stumblebum en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
Etymology
From stumble + bum.
Meanings
- A blundering or awkward person.
- An inept prizefighter.
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(slang) A homeless person.
A bum came shambling past us.... "Fucking stumblebums," Corsetti said.... "Is 'stumblebum' the acceptable term for our indigent brothers and sisters?" "Sometimes I like 'vagrants,'" Corsetti said. "Depends on how much style they got."
2006, Robert B. Parker, Hundred-Dollar Baby, Putnam, →ISBN, page 92:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| stumblebums | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
bum · tomato can (inept prizefighter) · palooka (inept prizefighter) · ham-and-egger (inept prizefighter)
Translations (2)
pdt Schlenkjafoot (a blundering or awkward person) · pdt Pultafoot (a blundering or awkward person)