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duffer

noun

Definition of duffer

as in bungler

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Recent Examples of duffer For many enthusiasts, these innovations make the game more appealing and even addictive, enabling duffers on public courses to command drives and putts that golfers floundering on the sandy Scottish links more than 600 years ago could never imagine. — Miles Corwin, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 June 2025 Finally, and a must for a duffer like me, is a quirky little nine-hole golf course — Chula Vista — that’s monstrously hilly, twisting, tree-and-ravine-laden, with impossible slanting greens. — Andy Shaw, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2025 Not candlelight dinners for two old duffers plodding along, but an act of kindness so needed, especially during rough times. — Bulletin Board, Twin Cities, 6 Oct. 2024 Plenty a duffer who opposed the invasion of Iraq and the privatization of Social Security has gone on to invoke the line in admiring jest. — Ben McGrath, The New Yorker, 29 July 2024 See All Example Sentences for duffer

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Noun

The stumblebum energy disarms us, which makes the gruesome cruelty of the kills that much more disturbing.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2026
As opposed to palookas and has-beens and tin cans and stumblebums, a player who got waived departed with his dignity intact.

— Joe Queenan, WSJ, 2 Nov. 2018

Definition of stumblebum

Noun

That isn’t enough to humble our black-eyed lout, but spending a few months as a dishwasher at The Flagship in exchange for getting to sleep on the head chef’s hammock soon will.

— David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 29 July 2026
The league’s most popular player has become its biggest lout.

— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026

Definition of lout

Noun

Ippolito’s tip is to go with high quality synthetic fibers and wool-synthetic fiber blends.

— Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 July 2026
For example, changing out your metal dining set for one that’s constructed out of wood, synthetic, or natural wicker will feel way more comfy.

— Molly Burford, Southern Living, 20 July 2026

Definition of synthetic

Noun

In a case pending in federal court in Oakland, California, three Facebook users allege that the company profits from online swindles at the expense of users.

— David Ingram, NBC news, 12 May 2026
Supporting characters add to the plot, as Chance needs help from his former crew, most of whom have gone straight but can’t resist the lure of the swindle.

— Oline H. Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026

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