stumblebum

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stumblebum

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From stumble + bum.

noun stumblebums

A blundering or awkward person.
An inept prizefighter.
Similar: ham-and-egger, palooka, tomato can
slang A 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."
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"stumblebum." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/stumblebum. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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stumblebum. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/stumblebum

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"stumblebum." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/stumblebum.

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@misc{stumblebum_2026,
  title = {stumblebum},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/stumblebum},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}