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lummox.

A clumsy, stupid person; an awkward bungler.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈlʌməks/
  1. A clumsy, stupid person; an awkward bungler.

    informal
    You've broken the plates, you great lummox!
Where this word comes from

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.

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