lummox


lum·mox

noun \ˈlə-məks, -miks\

Definition of LUMMOX

: a clumsy person

Examples of LUMMOX

  1. <that player is a lummox in the outfield, with three errors just this week>

Origin of LUMMOX

origin unknown
First Known Use: circa 1825

Related to LUMMOX

Synonyms: butterfingers, dub, looby, lubber, klutz, spaz [slang]
Related Words: clodhopper, gawk, gawky, lout, lump, oaf, tawpie [chiefly Scottish], tyke (also tike) [chiefly British]; bungler, duffer, fumbler, stumblebum, stumbler
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