- stumblebum
- noun Date: 1932 a clumsy or inept person; especially an inept boxer
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
stumblebum
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stumblebum — alcoholic derelict, 1932, from STUMBLE (Cf. stumble) + BUM (Cf. bum) (2) … Etymology dictionary
stumblebum — ☆ stumblebum [stum′bəlbum΄ ] n. Slang BUM1 (senses 1, 2, & 4) … English World dictionary
stumblebum — n. a tramp or bum, especially drunk and stumbling. □ The poor old stumblebum got to the other side of the street the best he could. □ You are headed toward being a stumblebum if you don’t lay off the sauce … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
stumblebum — /stum beuhl bum /, n. Informal. 1. a clumsy, second rate prizefighter. 2. a clumsy, incompetent person. [1930 35; STUMBLE + BUM1] * * * … Universalium
stumblebum — noun a) A blundering or awkward person A bum came shambling past us.... b) An inept prizefighter Fucking stumblebums, Corsetti said … Wiktionary
stumblebum — Synonyms and related words: blunderbuss, blunderer, bungler, butterfingers, clumsy, dub, duffer, foozler, foul up, fumble fist, goof, goofball, goofer, hick, incompetent, lummox, lump, muff, muffer, rube, slob, stumblebunny … Moby Thesaurus
Stumblebum — incompetent, bungling, foolish person … Dictionary of Australian slang
stumblebum — Australian Slang incompetent, bungling, foolish person … English dialects glossary
stumblebum — n American a vagrant or derelict, literally a stum bling, helpless tramp. The word is now usually generalised to denote an inept, incompetent or clumsy person … Contemporary slang
stumblebum — noun N. Amer. informal a clumsy or inept person … English new terms dictionary
