palookas

plural of palooka

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for palookas
Noun
  • Since turkeys can’t ask the typical first-date questions to field out the losers, hens have to rely on something else.
    Alice Jones Webb, Outdoor Life, 21 Mar. 2025
  • That changes the formula with the winners and losers in terms of who will get into the air and survive.
    Ross Pomeroy, Big Think, 20 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The next big bad in Jared Leto's motley crew of sinister screen villains has finally been announced.
    Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Cultural differences of the region, like a vast foaming, bubbling cauldron, spit out heroes and villains, legends and lore.
    Gary Stoller, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Wafting down the normally quiet halls were the sounds of whistles, shouting— and the unmistakable smell of a skunk.
    Patrick Salland, Kansas City Star, 5 June 2025
  • Until then, the best chance to see them is at the skunk training demonstrations in The Loft at 2:30 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday.
    Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 4 June 2025
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“Palookas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/palookas. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.

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