lummox

Meaning

A clumsy, stupid person; an awkward bungler.

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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