"mission stiff" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: mission stiffs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} mission stiff (plural mission stiffs)
  1. (slang) A tramp or vagrant who often frequents missions or charitable organizations for food and shelter. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-mission_stiff-en-noun-lM2uzZEo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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