lum|mox

lum|mox
lum|mox «LUHM uhks», noun.
Informal. an awkward, stupid person: »

A thoughtful weighing of all aspects would surely convince them that the big lummoxes get their money's worth out of the silliest purchase (Saturday Evening Post).

[origin uncertain, apparently related to dialectal lummock move heavily]

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