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lumpen
[ luhm-puhn ]
adjective
- of or relating to disfranchised and uprooted individuals or groups, especially those who have lost status:
the lumpen bourgeoisie.
noun
- a lumpen individual or group.
lumpen
/ ˈlʌmpən /
adjective
- informal.stupid or unthinking
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Word History and Origins
Origin of lumpen1
First recorded in 1945–50; extracted from lumpenproletariat
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Word History and Origins
Origin of lumpen1
from German Lump vagabond, influenced in meaning by Lumpen rag, as in lumpenproletariat
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Example Sentences
Such are the celebrated barefoot brigade, the eternal vagabonds, the "lumpen-proletariat" of Gorky's early works.
From Project Gutenberg
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