Etymology

lumpen

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Today it means: Lump-like. Full definition →

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lumpen · adjective1

From lump + -en (adjectival suffix).

lumpen · adjective, noun2

  1. German · borrowed fromLumpenproletariat
  2. English todaylumpen

Shortened from German Lumpenproletariat, from Lump (“a contemptible person”) + Proletariat.

lumpen · verb3

From lump + -en (verbal suffix).

Words from the same roots

GermanLumpenproletariat all →

lumpenproletariat

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