Associations to the word «Palooka»
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Wiktionary
PALOOKA, noun. (US slang) A stupid, oafish or clumsy person.
PALOOKA, noun. (US) (boxing) (bridge and similar ventures) Someone incompetent or untalented in the specified area.
Dictionary definition
PALOOKA, noun. A second-rate prize fighter.
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.