lumpen
English
/ˈlʌmpən/
adj
Definitions
- Of or relating to social outcasts.
- Of or relating to the lumpenproletariat.
- Plebeian.
Etymology
Borrowed from German Lumpenproletariat.
Origin
German (Berlin)
Lumpenproletariat
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- lumpenism English
- lumpenly English
- lumpenproletariat English
- Lump German
- Lumpenproletariat German
- Proletariat German