palooka

Английский Язык - Турецкий язык

Определение palooka в Английский Язык Турецкий язык словарь

kıro

ayı

hödük

beceriksiz boksör

{i} yontulmamış adam

{i} kalas herif

Английский Язык - Английский Язык

Определение palooka в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь

an incompetent untalented boxer, bridge player, etc

But Dempsey against some palooka who had been press agented into greatness and into the form of a Dempsey menace — that would pack any outdoor arena.

a stupid, oafish or clumsy person

{i} untalented or unmotivated athlete (esp. a boxer); clumsy or foolish person

an incompetent untalented boxer

a second-rate prize fighter

Расстановка переносов

pa·loo·ka

Этимология

[ p&-'lü-k& ] (noun.) 1924. Possibly from Polish surname Paluka, or variant of Polack.“”, , Michael Quinion US 1920s, originally primarily used of boxers. Popularized by Jack Conway of Variety,Esquire, September 1936H. L. Mencken|H. L. Mencken]], 1945 supplement to The American Language|The American Language]], reviewed in , TIME, Monday, Aug. 27, 1945 who also popularized baloney and bimbo. Further popularized by Ham Fisher|Ham Fisher]] in his comic strip Joe Palooka|Joe Palooka]], about a boxer (in newspapers from 1930, particularly popular in 1940s).Cassell’s Dictionary Of Slang. Jonathon Green. Cassel & Co., 1998. ISBN: 0-304-35167-9