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palooka
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun palooka has 1 sense
- palooka(n = noun.person) stumblebum - a second-rate prize fighter; Array is a kind of boxer, pugilist
THESAURUS
palooka
Chinese boxer, bantamweight, black belt, boxer, brown belt, bruiser, featherweight, fighter, fisticuffer, flyweight, gawk, heavyweight, karate expert, klutz, light heavyweight, lightweight, lobster, looby, lout, lubber, lug, lummox, lump, middleweight, oaf, prizefighter, pug, pugilist, savate expert, sparrer, welterweight
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