palookan.

Brit.

/pəˈluːkə/, U.S.

/pəˈlukə/

Forms: 1900s– palooka, 1900s– palooker, 1900s– paluka.

Origin: Of unknown origin.

Etymology: Origin unknown. Perhaps compare the (originally Polish) surname Paluka (Polish Pałuka).The word was popularized by the comic-strip character Joe Palooka, a well-meaning but clumsy prizefighter first drawn by Ham Fisher in 1920, but not regularly published in newspapers until the late 1920s or early 1930s. From the 1930s he was also the subject of a number of films and a television series.

slang (chiefly U.S.).

1. A stupid, clumsy, or uncouth person; a lout; (Boxing) an inferior or mediocre prizefighter.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > stupid, foolish, or inadequate person > stupid person, dolt, blockhead > lout, oaf, booby > [noun]

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looby1377

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John Trott1753

stega1823

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country jakea1854

guffin1862

galoot1866

stot1877

lobster1896

mutt1900

palooka1920

schlub1950

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting sports > boxing > [noun] > boxer > types of

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powder puff1931

spoiler1948

kick-boxer1978

stiff1989

1920 A. H. Cooper Char. Glimpses 13 I'll just pin a ticket on that palooka for parkin' agin' that fire plug.

1927 D. Hammett in Black Mask Feb. 28/1 A paluka who leads with his right.

1932 P. G. Wodehouse Hot Water vi. 112 One of these palookas suddenly pulls out a young carving-knife and sticks me in the wish-bone with it.

1950 J. Dempsey Championship Fighting ii. 11 It was only natural that the tide of palooka experts should sweep into the amateur ranks.

1978 N.Y. Times 27 Feb. c2/6 Leon Spinks..does not rate highly with at least one former heavyweight title holder. ‘He is a palooka,’ says Ingemar Johansson.

2012 K. L. Seegers tr. D. Meyer 7 Days xlix. 256 We're not a bunch of palookas.

2. Bridge. An inferior or inexperienced player.

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society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > bridge > [noun] > player or players

four1895

bridge player1899

bridger1901

palooka1934

1934 Amer. Speech 9 11/1 A lay card is any card that is not a trump... A dub, cluck, or palooka is a poor player.

1945 ‘S. J. Simon’ Why you lose at Bridge 22 I spit blood at the spectacle of theory-saturated palookas, fitted only to play a ‘one club’ system.

1975 Country Life 15 May 1294/1 Today's hands cover a wide field, from first-class match play to the palooka rubber.

1999 Financial Times (Nexis) 12 June 2 Against strong opponents, bridge is a game of subtle inferences and logical deductions; against palookas, it is guesswork and amateur psychology.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	palooka
释义	palookan. Brit. /pəˈluːkə/, U.S. /pəˈlukə/ Forms: 1900s– palooka, 1900s– palooker, 1900s– paluka. Origin: Of unknown origin. Etymology: Origin unknown. Perhaps compare the (originally Polish) surname Paluka (Polish Pałuka).The word was popularized by the comic-strip character Joe Palooka, a well-meaning but clumsy prizefighter first drawn by Ham Fisher in 1920, but not regularly published in newspapers until the late 1920s or early 1930s. From the 1930s he was also the subject of a number of films and a television series. slang (chiefly U.S.). 1. A stupid, clumsy, or uncouth person; a lout; (Boxing) an inferior or mediocre prizefighter. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > stupid, foolish, or inadequate person > stupid person, dolt, blockhead > lout, oaf, booby > [noun] lubber1362 looby1377 howfing?a1513 slouch?1518 bowberta1522 knuckylbonyarda1529 lob1533 lout1548 patch1549 hoballa1556 lilburnea1556 lobcocka1556 chub1558 hick1565 lourd1579 peasant1581 clown1583 lubbard1586 lumberer1593 lump1597 blooterc1600 boobyc1600 lob-coat1604 hoy1607 bacon-brainsa1635 alcatote1638 oaf1638 kelf1665 brute1670 dowf1722 gawky1724 chuckle1731 chuckle-head1731 John Trott1753 stega1823 lummoxa1825 gawk1837 country jakea1854 guffin1862 galoot1866 stot1877 lobster1896 mutt1900 palooka1920 schlub1950 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting sports > boxing > [noun] > boxer > types of bruiser1744 ruffian1791 in-fighter1812 punisher1812 nobber1821 receiver general1821 slogger1829 slogster1881 ham1888 slaughterer1896 pushover1908 bum1917 mauler1920 palooka1920 round heel1926 set-up1926 powder puff1931 spoiler1948 kick-boxer1978 stiff1989 1920 A. H. Cooper Char. Glimpses 13 I'll just pin a ticket on that palooka for parkin' agin' that fire plug. 1927 D. Hammett in Black Mask Feb. 28/1 A paluka who leads with his right. 1932 P. G. Wodehouse Hot Water vi. 112 One of these palookas suddenly pulls out a young carving-knife and sticks me in the wish-bone with it. 1950 J. Dempsey Championship Fighting ii. 11 It was only natural that the tide of palooka experts should sweep into the amateur ranks. 1978 N.Y. Times 27 Feb. c2/6 Leon Spinks..does not rate highly with at least one former heavyweight title holder. ‘He is a palooka,’ says Ingemar Johansson. 2012 K. L. Seegers tr. D. Meyer 7 Days xlix. 256 We're not a bunch of palookas. 2. Bridge. An inferior or inexperienced player. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > bridge > [noun] > player or players four1895 bridge player1899 bridger1901 palooka1934 1934 Amer. Speech 9 11/1 A lay card is any card that is not a trump... A dub, cluck, or palooka is a poor player. 1945 ‘S. J. Simon’ Why you lose at Bridge 22 I spit blood at the spectacle of theory-saturated palookas, fitted only to play a ‘one club’ system. 1975 Country Life 15 May 1294/1 Today's hands cover a wide field, from first-class match play to the palooka rubber. 1999 Financial Times (Nexis) 12 June 2 Against strong opponents, bridge is a game of subtle inferences and logical deductions; against palookas, it is guesswork and amateur psychology. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1920
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