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单词 lummoxes
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lummox

noun

lum·​mox ˈlə-məks How to pronounce lummox (audio)
-miks
: a clumsy person

Synonyms

  • butterfingers
  • dub
  • klutz
  • looby
  • lubber
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Example Sentences

that player is a lummox in the outfield, with three errors just this week
Recent Examples on the Web Max is still living happily in New York City with his owner, Katie (Ellie Kemper), and his lummox of a best friend Duke (Eric Stonestreet). The Washington Post, The Mercury News, 6 June 2019 An unemployed lummox of a man, McCausland spends most of his time getting drunk with his portly mother, and for years, the two have been embroiled in a July 4 fireworks competition with the Massimo family, their wealthy neighbors across the lake. Kira Bindrim, Newsweek, 5 July 2015

Word History

Etymology

origin unknown

First Known Use

circa 1825, in the meaning defined above

lummoxes

noun

plural of lummox
as in loobies
a clumsy, awkward person that player is a lummox in the outfield, with three errors just this week

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • loobies
  • gawks
  • dubs
  • lumps
  • klutzes
  • lubbers
  • gawkies
  • tawpies
  • louts
  • oafs
  • clodhoppers
  • fumblers
  • tykes
  • stumblers
  • stumblebums
  • duffers
  • bunglers
  • tikes
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