palooka

A noun referring to a second-rate or mediocre prize fighter, often used informally.

• 🇵🇹Substantivo informal que designa um boxeador profissional de segunda categoria ou medíocre; por extensão, qualquer pessoa incompetente, desajeitada ou sem valor.

1. Second-rate boxer C1 informal american

   A mediocre or unskilled boxer, often used to describe a fighter with limited ability.

   • He was just a palooka who never won a major fight.
   • The gym was full of palookas hoping for a lucky break.
   • The champion easily knocked out the palooka in the first round.

   🇵🇹Boxeador medíocre

   Sinônimos: bumstiff

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• palooka's possessive singular form