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PALOOKA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does palooka mean?
• PALOOKA (noun)
The noun PALOOKA has 1 sense:
1. a second-rate prize fighter
Familiarity information: PALOOKA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A second-rate prize fighter
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
palooka; stumblebum
Hypernyms ("palooka" is a kind of...):
boxer; pugilist (someone who fights with his fists for sport)
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