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Noun: palooka  pu'loo-ku
Usage: N. Amer, informal
  1. A second-rate prize fighter
    "The aging palooka hoped for one last shot at glory in the ring";
    - stumblebum [N. Amer, informal]

Derived forms: palookas

Type of: boxer, pugilist

Encyclopedia: Palooka