PALOOKA

stumblebum, palooka

(noun) a second-rate prize fighter

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

palooka (plural palookas)

(US slang) A stupid, oafish or clumsy person.

(US, boxing, bridge and similar ventures) Someone incompetent or untalented.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

23 November 2024

THEORETICAL

(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.

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