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palooka
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pa·loo·ka  (p-lk)
n.
1. Sports An incompetent or easily defeated athlete, especially a prizefighter.
2. Slang A stupid or clumsy person.
[Origin unknown.]
palooka [pəˈluːkə]
n
US slang a stupid or clumsy boxer or other person
[origin uncertain]
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Noun1.palooka - a second-rate prize fighter
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boxer, pugilist - someone who fights with his fists for sport
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Khan (right) has polished off enough palookas from places where they still point at aeroplanes - now it's time he took on Hatton, who prefers to point at Aero bars.
Fat chance, Hatton; RESULT! by The Mirror (London, England)
If you had a Nintendo Entertainment System back then, odds are that at some point you laced up Mac's gloves, stepped into the ring and pounded your way through a roster of palookas like Glass Joe and Bald Bull.
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To hear players and coaches stating how well they played against these palookas is really pathetic.
Symcox questions Proteas Test hopes against Australia by Asian News International
 
 
 
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