Also means
down-and-out (noun use)
Usage Note
Paumé (feminine: paumée) is informal and means completely lost, disoriented, or out of one's depth — je suis complètement paumé ('I'm totally lost/clueless'). Used as a noun, un paumé refers to a hopeless drifter or social misfit. It comes from the verb se paumer ('to get lost').
Examples
"Il avait l'air complètement paumé."
Natural Translation
He looked completely lost.
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