'palooka' definitions:
Definition of 'palooka'
(from WordNet)
noun
A second-rate prize fighter [syn: stumblebum, palooka]
Synonyms of 'palooka'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- bantamweight,
- black belt,
- boxer,
- brown belt,
- bruiser,
- Chinese boxer,
- 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