crumbum

[ kruhm-buhm ]

noun

, Slang.

1. crumb ( def 5 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of crumbum¹

First recorded in 1950–55; playful variation

Example Sentences

“Hope is what we have,” Caperton said, because he was a crumbum.

From The New Yorker

And if one of them tests positive I'll call him a crumbum and call for his ouster.

From Time Magazine Archive