lummox

American  

[luhm-uhks] / ˈlʌm əks /

noun

Informal.

1. a clumsy, stupid person.

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lummox British  

/ ˈlʌməks /

noun

1. informal a clumsy or stupid person

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Etymology

Origin of lummox

First recorded in 1815–25; compare dialectal (Midlands) lommock “large chunk of food,” lommocking “clumsy, awkward”; further origin uncertain

Example Sentences

All of those lovable lummoxes out there with their hyper-verbal lady friends will learn a little about cooperation.

From The Wall Street Journal

Fraser was everywhere in the 1990s and early 2000s: a sweetly handsome, blue-eyed lummox whose starring roles established him as a perpetual naif.

From Washington Post

One of the intriguing aspects of "Puzzle's" scenario is that, lummox though he is, Louie is presented as a caring husband who truly loves his wife, no questions asked.

From Los Angeles Times

Team 2 were blessed with a number of talented players, but I concentrated on the big lummox they had playing in defense.

From The Guardian

“He was a little bulldog, and I’m a big lummox.”

From The Guardian