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lumpen

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
lumpen/ˈlʌmpən/

▶adjective

1 (in Marxist contexts) uninterested in revolutionary advancement.
■ boorish and stupid.

2 lumpy and misshapen.

– origin 1940s: back-form. from lumpenproletariat; the sense ‘misshapen’ by assoc. with lumpish.

'lumpen' also found in these Oxford entries:

lumpenproletariat - lumpfish

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