lummox
Meaning
A clumsy, stupid person; an awkward bungler.
Synonyms
loggerhead
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈlʌməks/
Etymology
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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