English Explanatory Dictionary

lummox

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A clumsy, stupid person; an awkward bungler.

Pronunciation

lŭmʹəks /ˈlʌməks/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-lummox.wav

Word forms

lummox lummoxes lummock lummocks lummux

Etymology

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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