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stum⋅ble⋅bum

  [stuhm-buhl-buhm]
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–noun Informal.
1. a clumsy, second-rate prizefighter.
2. a clumsy, incompetent person.
Origin:
1930–35; stumble + bum 1
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stum·ble·bum   (stŭm'bəl-bŭm')   
n.   Slang

  1. A person regarded as blundering or inept.

  2. A punch-drunk or second-rate prizefighter.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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stumblebum

  1. n.
    a tramp or bum, especially drunk and stumbling. : The poor old stumblebum got to the other side of the street the best he could.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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