stew bum

[stoo-buhm, styoo-]

stew·bum

[stoo-buhm, styoo-]
noun Slang.
a drunken bum.

Origin:
1915–20; stew1 + bum
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Stew bum is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
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stew bum definition


  1. n.
    a drunkard; an alcoholic. : You're going to end up a stew bum if you don't lay off the moonshine.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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