lumpen
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pən adjective
1.
of or pertaining to disfranchised and uprooted individuals or groups, especially those who have lost status: the lumpen bourgeoisie.
noun
2.
a lumpen individual or group.
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lumpen (ˈlʌmpən) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| informal stupid or unthinking | |
| [from German Lump vagabond, influenced in meaning by Lumpen rag, as in | |
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Lumpen
is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
Example sentences
They answer to our basic, frequently camouflaged need to keep on moving, not to be wearied or ground down by a lumpen life.
From the street, it's lumpen, but its core is a large courtyard with fountains and a lovely garden.
The traders thought their captives to be less-than-human lumpen and whipped them mercilessly for the merest offense.
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