palookas

noun

Definition of palookasnext
plural of palooka
as in hulks
a big clumsy often slow-witted person I wish he wouldn't bring over here that bunch of palookas he calls his friends

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  1. losers
  2. villains
  3. skunk
Noun
  • Target has emerged as a laggard within what is shaping up to be a field of clear winners and losers for the major retail stocks this year.
    Alex Harring, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Investors are in the final stretch of 2024, and many are moving money from the year’s big winners into the biggest losers.
    Fred Imbert, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of losers
Noun
  • On Foods That Sabotage Your Sleep Tollemache emphasizes that these seven foods aren’t villains.
    Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
  • Tired of seeing Hugh Grant plays villains and creeps?
    Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of villains
Noun
  • The company handles wildlife that shows up in unexpected, and often unwelcome spaces, and frequently posts social media videos of its encounters featuring creatures like bobcats, wild boars, skunks, raccoons and rattlesnakes.
    Leslie Katz, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
  • Coyotes also, through competitive exclusion, keep populations of raccoon, skunks, opossums and foxes naturally regulated.
    Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of skunk
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