lummox
lummox · lummoxes
ком, комок, выступ
Klumpen, Kloß, Stück (Würfelzucker m)
A clumsy, stupid personA clumsy, stupid person; an awkward bungler.
/ˈlʌməks/
» Despite being a bit of a lummox, Tom was a good guy.
Значення
значень: 1(розмовне)A clumsy, stupid person; an awkward bungler.
You've broken the plates, you great lummox!
an awkward stupid person
Приклади
речень: 3Despite being a bit of a lummox, Tom was a good guy.
The graceless lummox stumbled into the room, knocking over a lamp on his way in.
Don't be such a lummox!
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мов: 2Походження
Unknown. First attested in 1825 in East Anglian slang. Perhaps from "dumb ox", influencedUnknown. First attested in 1825 in East Anglian slang. Perhaps from "dumb ox", influenced by lumbering; or from or cognate to dialectal verb lummock (“move about heavily or clumsily”), itself a word of uncertain origin.
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