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lumpen

[ luhm-puhn ]

adjective

  1. of or relating to disfranchised and uprooted individuals or groups, especially those who have lost status:

    the lumpen bourgeoisie.

noun

  1. a lumpen individual or group.

lumpen

/ ˈlʌmpən /

adjective

  1. 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.

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