lummox
/ˈlʌməks/
lummox noun: a clumsy, stupid person; an awkward bungler.
Noun
lummox (plural lummoxes)
- A clumsy, stupid person; an awkward bungler.
- You've broken the plates, you great lummox!
- As a rule, a knight is a lummux, and sometimes even a labrick, and hence open to pretty poor arguments when they come glibly from a superstition-monger, but even he could see the practical side of a thing once in a while; […]1889, Mark Twain [pseudonym; Samuel Langhorne Clemens], “The Tragedy of the Manor-house”, in A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court, New York, N.Y.: Charles L. Webster & Company, →OCLC, page 382
Forms of lummox
| plural | lummoxes |
|---|---|
| alternative form | lummock |
| alternative form | lummocks |
| alternative form | lummux |
Origin of lummox
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.
Words that rhyme with lummox
Questions about lummox
- What does lummox mean?
- Lummox means a clumsy, stupid person; an awkward bungler.
- What part of speech is lummox?
- Lummox is a noun.
- How do you pronounce lummox?
- Lummox is pronounced /ˈlʌməks/.
- What is the plural of lummox?
- The plural of lummox is lummoxes.
Words near lummox in the dictionary
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