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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Palooka - tsk , tsk #38263 08/13/2001 6:34 PM Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,439 New England, USA wow Carpal Tunnel wow Carpal Tunnel Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,439 New England, USA Are you talking about the comic "Joe Palooka?" All I recall of it is that Joe Palooka was a boxer/prizefighter. Dr. Bill? OED on "PALOOKA" --an inferior or average prizefighter; a stupid or mediocre person; an oaf, Slang, chiefly US, origin unknown. Now, did OED take "palooka" from the comic strip ? or vice versa ? Hmmmm Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Anthropomorphic appliances francais31415 08/10/2001 12:25 AM Re: Anthropomorphic appliances Sparteye 08/10/2001 12:46 AM Re: Anthropomorphic appliances francais31415 08/10/2001 1:44 AM Re: Anthropomorphic appliances Geoff 08/10/2001 4:24 AM Re: Anthropomorphic appliances tsuwm 08/10/2001 2:14 PM Re: Anthropomorphic appliances Goatboy 08/10/2001 10:26 PM Re: Anthropomorphic appliances Geoff 08/11/2001 6:08 AM Re: Anthropomorphic appliances of troy 08/11/2001 10:39 PM Post deleted by musick musick 08/11/2001 10:59 PM Re: Anthropomorphic appliances of troy 08/11/2001 11:20 PM Re: Anthropomorphic appliances wow 08/12/2001 1:53 PM Re: Tsk Tsk. Keiva 08/12/2001 4:51 PM Post deleted by musick musick 08/12/2001 5:52 PM Re: Tsk Tsk. maverick 08/12/2001 6:00 PM ONOMAT Jackie 08/12/2001 7:01 PM Re: ONOMAT -tsk Keiva 08/13/2001 12:06 PM Re: ONOMAT -tsk Geoff 08/13/2001 1:29 PM Re: ONOMAT -tsk Keiva 08/13/2001 5:52 PM Re: Palooka - tsk , tsk wow 08/13/2001 6:34 PM Re: Palooka - tsk , tsk Geoff 08/14/2001 1:03 AM Re: Palooka/Popeye - tsk tsk Keiva 08/14/2001 1:40 AM Re: Palooka/Popeye - tsk tsk wwh 08/14/2001 2:55 AM Re: Palooka/Popeye - tsk tsk Bobyoungbalt 08/14/2001 5:23 PM Re: Palooka/Popeye - tsk tsk francais31415 08/15/2001 1:39 AM Re: Palooka - tsk , tsk Sparteye 08/15/2001 1:53 PM Re: Popeye and tisk Faldage 08/15/2001 3:46 PM Re: tsk tisk Keiva 08/15/2001 4:14 PM Re: tsk tisk Faldage 08/15/2001 4:18 PM Post deleted by musick musick 08/15/2001 6:35 PM Re: tisk tsk Jackie 08/16/2001 12:23 PM Re: Tsk Tsk wow 08/13/2001 4:05 PM Re: Anthropomorphic appliances rodward 08/13/2001 8:08 AM Re: Anthropomorphic appliances inselpeter 08/14/2001 9:29 AM Re: Anthropomorphic appliances of troy 08/10/2001 2:21 PM Re: Anthropomorphic appliances wow 08/10/2001 2:50 PM Re: Anthropomorphic appliances Brandon 08/10/2001 4:52 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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