stumblebum

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noun

A blundering or awkward person.

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Meanings

nounstumblebum (plural stumblebums)

plural stumblebums

  1. A blundering or awkward person.
  2. An inept prizefighter.

    Synonyms: ham-and-egger, palooka, tomato can

  3. slangA 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

    Synonyms: bum

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn inept prizefighter.

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ham-and-eggerpalookatomato can

nounA homeless person.

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bum

More synonyms by meaning

nouna second-rate prize fighter

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palooka
Broader
boxerpugilist

nounan awkward stupid person

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loutclodgoonoaflubberlummoxlumpgawk
Broader
clumsy person
Also see
clodgawkgoonloutlubberlummoxlumpoafpalookavagabond

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From stumble + bum.

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Cite this entry
APA

stumblebum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stumblebum

MLA

“stumblebum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stumblebum. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stumblebum,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stumblebum.

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