[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)


Phrases:

Origin:
1940s: back-formation from lumpenproletariat; the sense ‘misshapen, ponderous’ is by association with lumpish

[ˈlʌmpən], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the lumpenproletariat


Phrases:

Origin:
1940s: back-formation from lumpenproletariat; the sense ‘misshapen, ponderous’ is by association with lumpish