LUMMOX

lout, clod, stumblebum, goon, oaf, lubber, lummox, lump, gawk

(noun) an awkward stupid person

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

lummox (plural lummoxes)

(informal) A clumsy, stupid person; an awkward bungler.

Source: Wiktionary


Lum"mox, n.

Definition: A fat, ungainly, stupid person; an awkward bungler. [Law.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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INTUITIVELY

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