stumblebum
noun
stum·ble·bum
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Definition of stumblebum
: a clumsy or inept person
especially
: an inept boxer
Examples of stumblebum in a Sentence
His political opponents have portrayed him as an inept stumblebum.
Recent Examples on the Web
As opposed to palookas and has-beens and tin cans and stumblebums, a player who got waived departed with his dignity intact. — Joe Queenan, WSJ, "My Best Hoop Dream: Get Waived and Keep the Money," 2 Nov. 2018 The physicians lining up with Teirstein are not a bunch of stumblebums afraid of a few tests. — Kurt Eichenwald, Newsweek, "The Ugly Civil War in American Medicine," 10 Mar. 2015 From the mid-1960s through the early ’70s, my prime rooting years, the Yankees were a team of stumblebums not even redeemed by charm. — James Traub, WSJ, "The Yankees Are No Longer the Evil Empire," 6 Oct. 2017 Gerald Ford, for all his stumblebum image, was a Yale Law School graduate and veteran of legislative details. — James Fallows, The Atlantic, "Trump's Latest Interview Highlights Four of His Greatest Flaws," 20 July 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'stumblebum.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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stumblebum
noun
English Language Learners Definition of stumblebum
US, informal
: a clumsy and stupid person
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