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View synonyms for lummox

lummox

[ luhm-uhks ]

noun

, Informal.
  1. a clumsy, stupid person.


lummox

/ ˈlʌməks /

noun

  1. informal.
    a clumsy or stupid person
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of lummox1

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

Origin of lummox1

C19: origin unknown
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Example Sentences

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

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.

If anything is epic, it is the lumbering lummox of the champagne gold gated communities stirring up war and discord across the board with his message of hate and lack of care.

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

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

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