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lumpen
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[ˈlʌmpən], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- (in Marxist contexts) uninterested in revolutionary advancement
(e.g: the lumpen public is enveloped in a culture of dependency)
- lumpy and misshapen; ugly and ponderous
(e.g: her own body was lumpen and awkward)
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Origin
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1940s: back-formation from lumpenproletariat; the sense ‘misshapen, ponderous’ is by association with lumpish
[ˈlʌmpən], (Noun)
Definitions:
- the lumpenproletariat
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Origin
:
1940s: back-formation from lumpenproletariat; the sense ‘misshapen, ponderous’ is by association with lumpish
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