stumblebum
English edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
stumblebum (plural stumblebums)
- A blundering or awkward person.
- An inept prizefighter.
- (slang) A homeless person.
- Synonym: bum
- 2006, Robert B. Parker, Hundred-Dollar Baby, Putnam, →ISBN, page 92:
- 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."
Synonyms edit
- (blundering person): See also Thesaurus:unskilled person
- (inept prizefighter): ham-and-egger, palooka, tomato can
- (homeless person): See also Thesaurus:vagabond
Translations edit
a blundering or awkward person
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