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STUMBLEBUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does stumblebum mean? 

STUMBLEBUM (noun)
  The noun STUMBLEBUM has 2 senses:

1. a second-rate prize fighterplay

2. an awkward stupid personplay

  Familiarity information: STUMBLEBUM used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


STUMBLEBUM (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A second-rate prize fighter

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

palooka; stumblebum

Hypernyms ("stumblebum" is a kind of...):

boxer; pugilist (someone who fights with his fists for sport)


Sense 2

Meaning:

An awkward stupid person

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

clod; gawk; goon; lout; lubber; lummox; lump; oaf; stumblebum

Hypernyms ("stumblebum" is a kind of...):

clumsy person (a person with poor motor coordination)


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