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- Dictionarypalooka/pəˈluːkə/
noun
- 1. a stupid, clumsy, or uncouth person: informal North American "these bearded, stumbling palookas in their peasants' breeches"
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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.)
a boxer without much skill or experience: He's a lowly palooka given a shot at the world title fight. He's like the palooka who pulls himself up off the canvas after each knockdown. a stupid or physically awkward person: He portrays the central character as a big palooka who struggles to express himself in words. More examplesFewer examples.
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.
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.
Palooka definition: an athlete, especially a boxer, lacking in ability, experience, or competitive spirit.. See examples of PALOOKA used in a sentence.
Palooka is a classic term for an inexperienced or incompetent boxer, one who has no business being in the ring. More broadly, it can mean any oaf or lout.
Palooka is a slang term for a stupid or clumsy boxer or other person. Learn the origin, usage and synonyms of palooka from various dictionaries and sources.
