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   palooka

   /pəˈluːkə/

   noun

   • 1. a stupid, clumsy, or uncouth person: informal North American "these bearded, stumbling palookas in their peasants' breeches"
   • ▪ an inferior or average prize fighter: informal North American "he was just another palooka trying to muscle in on the fight racket"

   Word Origin 1920s: of unknown origin (popularized by the comic strip character Joe Palooka, a well-meaning but clumsy prize fighter).

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   Why do people call people a 'big Palooka'?

   • Calling someone a “big palooka,” unless said in a jovial and friendly context, isn't likely to win you any fans and may win you a bloody nose. The word may have been a corruption of “Pollack,” the pejorative term for Polish people.

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   What is Palooka?

   • The cover of Palooka #12. en years ago, author and editor Jonathan Starke set out to create a fair, objective, and open-minded space in which writers could showcase their work. The result was the international literary magazine Palooka, which blends poetry and fiction, nonfiction, and comics, along with artwork and photography.

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   What does Palooka mean in boxing?

   • Khan has polished off enough palookas in his time. He's just a loutish palooka with a massive chip on his shoulder. What is the pronunciation of palooka? PALOOKA meaning: 1. a boxer without much skill or experience: 2. a stupid or physically awkward person: 3. a boxer…. Learn more.

   PALOOKA | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   What does Joe Palooka mean?

   • Joe Palooka was a boxer who was neither incompetent nor clumsy and oafish, and yet the word palooka came to have those negative meanings. In addition, palooka has been used as a general synonym for rookie and also as a term describing horses with very little chance of winning.

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   1. : an inexperienced or incompetent boxer. 2. : oaf, lout. Did you know? The Mysterious Origin of Palooka. The origin of palooka is unknown, though various theories have been put forth. (Some sources credit the baseball player and sportswriter Jack Conway with the coinage, for example.)

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   PALOOKA meaning: 1. a boxer without much skill or experience: 2. a stupid or physically awkward person: 3. a boxer…. Learn more.

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   Definition: an inadequately trained or incompetent doctor. Horse doctor has been used to refer to a doctor who treats horses since at least the 17th century.

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   Palooka definition: an athlete, especially a boxer, lacking in ability, experience, or competitive spirit.. See examples of PALOOKA used in a sentence.

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   Palookas are run-of-the-mill, second- or third-rate boxers whose careers don't go very far. Since success is rare, most fighters are palookas. In the 1920s, Joe Palooka was an American comic strip about a prize fighter who didn’t like to fight. Definitions of palooka. noun. a second-rate prize fighter. synonyms: stumblebum. see more.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPALOOKA definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   palooka in American English. (pəˈluːkə) noun slang. 1. an athlete, esp. a boxer, lacking in ability, experience, or competitive spirit. 2. a stupid, clumsy person. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC. Modified entries © 2019 by Penguin Random House LLC and HarperCollins Publishers Ltd.

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   Jun 2, 2024 · palooka (plural palookas) ( US slang) A stupid, oafish or clumsy person. ( US, boxing, bridge, etc) Someone incompetent or untalented . 1923 March, Lincoln Star, Nebraska: But [Jack] Dempsey against some palooka who had been press agented into greatness and into the form of a Dempsey menace — that would pack any outdoor arena.