Noun: stumblebum 'stúm-bul,búm
Usage: N. Amer, informal
Usage: N. Amer, informal
- An awkward stupid person
"He behaved like a stumblebum at the dinner party";
- lout, clod [informal], goon [informal], oaf, lubber, lummox [informal], lump [informal], gawk, clot [Brit], clodhopper [informal], clodpole [archaic, informal]
- A second-rate prize fighter
"The aging stumblebum hoped for one last shot at glory in the ring";
- palooka [N. Amer, informal]
Derived forms: stumblebums
Type of: boxer, clumsy person, pugilist