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palooka noun [ pəˈluːkə ]

• a stupid, clumsy, or uncouth person.
• "these bearded, stumbling palookas in their peasants' breeches"
Origin: 1920s: of unknown origin (popularized by the comic strip character Joe Palooka, a well-meaning but clumsy prize fighter).


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