stumblebum

[stuhm-buh l-buhm] /ˈstʌm bəlˌbʌm/
noun, Informal.
1.
a clumsy, second-rate prizefighter.
2.
a clumsy, incompetent person.
Origin
1930-35; stumble + bum1
Examples from the web for stumblebum
  • He is a self-styled stumblebum and semi-incompetent.
Word Origin and History for stumblebum
n.

"alcoholic derelict," 1932, from stumble + bum (n.2).

Slang definitions & phrases for stumblebum

stumblebum

noun

An alcoholic derelict; a drunken drifter; Skid Row Bum: to bemoan the lack of charisma and to paint the candidates as a wrangling collection of stumblebums (1932+)