noun
lummox
Lummox (noun) means a clumsy, stupid person; an awkward bungler.
noun
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A clumsy, stupid person; an awkward bungler.
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Etymology
Unknown. 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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"lummox" (noun) means a clumsy, stupid person; an awkward bungler.