mission stiff

noun

A tramp or vagrant who often frequents missions or charitable organizations for food and shelter.

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Meanings

nounmission stiff (plural mission stiffs)

plural mission stiffs

  1. slangA tramp or vagrant who often frequents missions or charitable organizations for food and shelter.

    At the bottom is the mission stiff, no longer able to make it on the outside.

    1982, Douglas A. Harper, Good Company, A Tramp Life, page 21
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APA

mission stiff. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mission%20stiff

MLA

“mission stiff.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mission%20stiff. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mission stiff,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mission%20stiff.

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