palooka

Example Sentences

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Beating Sharks twice in Europe is what boxers do with palookas to inflate records.

From Seattle Times

But the palooka turns on the percussion pitch, sending it whistling out of the stadium for what looks like a game-winning homer.

From Washington Post

The fight game is littered with champions who stayed too long and devolved into clichéd palookas.

From Seattle Times

Frankly, I was stunned by her ignorance, which I attributed to her upbringing in Philadelphia, a town evidently containing only fishmongers, punch-drunk palookas and waterfront Mafia enforcers.

From Washington Post

Like Primo Carnera, Hillary had faced so many palookas in her career she had forgotten that the fights had been rigged until she got to the heavyweight bout.

From Fox News