Thesaurus results for STUMBLEBUM

stumblebum

noun

Definition of stumblebum

as in palooka

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Recent Examples of stumblebum The stumblebum energy disarms us, which makes the gruesome cruelty of the kills that much more disturbing. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2026 As opposed to palookas and has-beens and tin cans and stumblebums, a player who got waived departed with his dignity intact. — Joe Queenan, WSJ, 2 Nov. 2018 Gerald Ford, for all his stumblebum image, was a Yale Law School graduate and veteran of legislative details. — James Fallows, The Atlantic, 20 July 2017 The physicians lining up with Teirstein are not a bunch of stumblebums afraid of a few tests. — Kurt Eichenwald, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2015

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Noun

Sylvester Stallone's underdog tale about a struggling palooka given one shot at the heavyweight championship is a stirring sports movie with a level of charm and sweetness that dissipated in the rounds (and rounds) of sequels that followed.

— Brian Lowry, CNN, 25 July 2019
All this real guts and glory in Philadelphia, yet one of the big tourist attractions is to run up the Art Museum steps the way a palooka named Rocky Balboa did on the silver screen.

— Bill Livingston, cleveland.com, 1 Jan. 2018

Definition of palooka

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Many weekend duffers buy their equipment at Dick’s Sporting Goods .

— Tom Rotunno, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2026
Prior to 2023, when the streamer hosted its first live sports event—the Netflix Cup featured F1 drivers and pro duffers squaring off in a nine-hole match—the company brass were adamant about staying out of that lane.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 25 Mar. 2026

Definition of duffer

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As the New York Yankees make a final push for October baseball, slugger Aaron Judge is likely to miss most of the remaining regular season.

— Chantz Martin OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026
After Pena reached again, this time with a one-out single, Lynch faced the Astros slugger in a scoreless game.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of slugger

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Men's knit vests were styled like halters and worn over button-down shirts and thin long johns peeked out of baggy boxers.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026
Anthony LaRoque was last seen wearing a black hoodie, black pants and red boxers, with a long black-and-white lanyard hanging from his pocket.

— WCCO Staff, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of boxer

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Among the line-up are several Black Americans, one of whom is Oscar Rankin, a Black prizefighter and preacher, well known in the Black community.

— Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2026
But Ford had stripped these two unpainted entries down to the chassis, like prizefighters shedding final pounds before weigh-in.

— Eric Moskowitz, The Atlantic, 31 May 2026

Definition of prizefighter

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The 50-year-old Ukrainian pugilist was engaged to Panettiere in 2013 during an on-and-off relationship that lasted nearly a decade.

— Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 18 Aug. 2026
The group reached the office of Ilhan Omar, a Democratic congresswoman from Minneapolis who has a reputation as a political pugilist.

— Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of pugilist

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Boxer George Chuvalo was a gladiator of the ring, an unrelenting fighter with one of the toughest chins in the sport.

— Harrison Smith, Washington Post, 19 Sep. 2026
The caged design was in direct response to the popularity of gladiator styles, while the studs were a signature touch meant to mimic Roman architecture.

— Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of gladiator

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Rahtz is on the left, and Farmer is on the right with their pug, Doyle.

— Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 19 Sep. 2026
There was so much going on, whether the props department were working on setting up the flowers, setting up the food, the dog trainers were getting the pugs ready, or some of the actors were just hanging out talking.

— Daisy Leepson, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2026

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