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   What does Lummox mean?

   • A lummox is an awkward or goofy person. You might fondly refer to your klutzy best friend as a big old lummox. Use the noun lummox when you need an informal, old fashioned word for a klutz.

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   Where did Lummox come from?

   • Lummox Though the etymology of lummox is heavily disputed, one thing is for certain: It came from East Anglia, the coastal outcrop of Britain above London. There, around 1825, someone threw out the word as an insult, and it stuck, becoming a typically British go-to term.

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   Is Lummox a klutz?

   • Use the noun lummox when you need an informal, old fashioned word for a klutz. Though it can easily be seen as a serious insult, calling someone a lummox these days is fairly unusual and is more likely to be done in an affectionate or teasing way. Lummox comes from East Anglian slang, although its origin isn't known for sure.

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   What does Lommock mean?

   • [1815–25; cf. dial. (Midlands) lommock large chunk of food, lommocking clumsy, awkward; ulterior orig. uncert.] These examples have been automatically selected and may contain sensitive content that does not reflect the opinions or policies of Collins, or its parent company HarperCollins.

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   How much does it cost to feed a lummox?

   • It cost more than three dollars a week to feed the big lummox. The lummox rose to her feet with a broad grin and permitted herself to be taken out. Well, its a big shame you didnt bring a sprig of it East with you, you lazy lummox! Lummox definition: a clumsy, stupid person.. See examples of LUMMOX used in a sentence.

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   Should you call your klutzy best friend a lummox?

   • You might fondly refer to your klutzy best friend as a big old lummox. Use the noun lummox when you need an informal, old fashioned word for a klutz. Though it can easily be seen as a serious insult, calling someone a lummox these days is fairly unusual and is more likely to be done in an affectionate or teasing way.

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2. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishLUMMOX definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Informal a clumsy or stupid person.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.

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   A lummox is an awkward or goofy person. You might fondly refer to your klutzy best friend as a big old lummox. Use the noun lummox when you need an informal, old fashioned word for a klutz.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › lummoxLUMMOX | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   a stupid or awkward person: Be careful, you big lummox, you just stamped on my foot! Synonyms. clod (PERSON) old-fashioned. goon (SILLY PERSON) old-fashioned informal. lug (PERSON) informalUS. lump. oaf old-fashioned. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.

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   noun. lum· mox ˈlə-məks. -miks. Synonyms of lummox. : a clumsy person. Synonyms. butterfingers. dub. klutz. looby. lubber. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of lummox in a Sentence. that player is a lummox in the outfield, with three errors just this week.

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   Lummox definition: a clumsy, stupid person.. See examples of LUMMOX used in a sentence.

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   Define lummox. lummox synonyms, lummox pronunciation, lummox translation, English dictionary definition of lummox. n. Informal A clumsy or stupid person. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt...

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   definition: (informal) someone who is especially clumsy, slow, and unintelligent. That lummox wasn't looking where he was going and knocked over the whole coat rack.