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bumbledom
/ ˈbʌmbəldəm /
noun
- self-importance in a minor office
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Word History and Origins
Origin of bumbledom1
C19: after Bumble , name of the beadle in Dickens' Oliver Twist (1837–38)
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Example Sentences
Bumbledom was not dead, but its activities were less blatant.
From Project Gutenberg
The judicial standards which prevail in this little Bumbledom may be gathered from another story.
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