lummox

名词 n.
发音 lŭmʹəks

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A clumsy, stupid person; an awkward bungler. informal
    — You've broken the plates, you great lummox!

词形变化

lummoxes plural lummock alternative lummocks alternative lummux alternative

词源

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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