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Wondering how to use Palooka in a sentence? Below are 2 example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as boxer or pugilist.

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Palooka in a sentence

Palooka meaning

  1. A stupid, oafish or clumsy person.
  2. Someone incompetent or untalented.

Synonyms of Palooka

stumblebum boxer pugilist

Related words

Other words often associated with Palooka or its synonyms:

scrapper battler fighter combatant belligerent lummox goon bagger gawk chinese workingman clod

Using Palooka

  • The main meaning on this page is: A stupid, oafish or clumsy person. | Someone incompetent or untalented.
  • Useful related words include: stumblebum, boxer, pugilist.
  • In the example corpus, palooka often appears in combinations such as: joe palooka.

Context around Palooka

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 37.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

joe 2×

Often after:

capp 1×

Sentence patterns with Palooka

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

on joe palooka capp frequently 1× s joe palooka in 1934 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

as is usual 1× feud with ham 1×

Common sentence endings:

and publicity pieces 1× stolen his idea 1×

Words around Palooka

Just before it in the word index:

palomo 9 palomino 26 palombo 5 palombara 2 palomba 3 palomas 2

Just after it in the word index:

palooza 13 palorchestid 2 palos 83 palotti 2 palou 10 paloura 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 4 aacr 4 aacsb 4 aadar 4 aadk 4 aadujeevitham 4

Corpus analysis for Palooka

  • In this selection, "palooka" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 37.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, joe and capp stand out and add context to how "palooka" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include on joe palooka capp frequently and s joe palooka in 1934. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "palooka" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with palooka

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Feud with Ham Fisher After Capp quit his ghosting job on Ham Fisher 's Joe Palooka in 1934 to launch his own strip, Fisher badmouthed him to colleagues and editors, claiming that Capp had "stolen" his idea. (37 words)

As is usual with collaborative efforts in comic strips, his name was the only one credited— although, sensitive to his own experience working on Joe Palooka, Capp frequently drew attention to his assistants in interviews and publicity pieces. (38 words)

Longer example sentences

As is usual with collaborative efforts in comic strips, his name was the only one credited— although, sensitive to his own experience working on Joe Palooka, Capp frequently drew attention to his assistants in interviews and publicity pieces. (38 words)

Feud with Ham Fisher After Capp quit his ghosting job on Ham Fisher 's Joe Palooka in 1934 to launch his own strip, Fisher badmouthed him to colleagues and editors, claiming that Capp had "stolen" his idea. (37 words)

Example sentences (2)

As is usual with collaborative efforts in comic strips, his name was the only one credited— although, sensitive to his own experience working on Joe Palooka, Capp frequently drew attention to his assistants in interviews and publicity pieces.

Feud with Ham Fisher After Capp quit his ghosting job on Ham Fisher 's Joe Palooka in 1934 to launch his own strip, Fisher badmouthed him to colleagues and editors, claiming that Capp had "stolen" his idea.

Common combinations with palooka

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "palooka" in a sentence?
An example: "As is usual with collaborative efforts in comic strips, his name was the only one credited— although, sensitive to his own experience working on Joe Palooka, Capp frequently drew attention to his assistants in interviews and publicity pieces." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "palooka" from authentic English texts.
What does "palooka" mean?
Palooka means: A stupid, oafish or clumsy person.
What are synonyms of "palooka"?
Common synonyms of "palooka" include: stumblebum, boxer, pugilist.
How many example sentences with "palooka" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "palooka", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.