lummox
8 synonyms for lummox, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A clumsy or stupid person.
Synonyms
Less common
Still standard English, but they carry more weight.
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
Etymology
The origin is unknown. It is first recorded in 1825 in East Anglian slang, and may come from “dumb ox”, influenced by lumbering, or from — or be cognate with — the dialectal verb lummock (“move about heavily or clumsily”), itself of uncertain origin.
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