palooka

n. 笨手笨脚的运动员, 笨拙的拳击手

发音

AU /pəˈluːkə/

词形变化

palookas 复数 palookas

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A stupid, oafish or clumsy person.

    美国 俚语
  2. 2.

    Someone incompetent or untalented.

    美国 游戏 政治 体育 军事

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

stumblebum

上位词 2

boxer pugilist

词源

Used in the US since the 1920s, originally primarily of boxers. Popularized by Jack Conway of Variety, who also popularized baloney and bimbo. Further popularized by Ham Fisher in his comic strip Joe Palooka about a boxer (published in newspapers since 1930, particularly popular in 1940s).

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