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HAM DONNY [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2002-06-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Boxing
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- palooka
1, record 1, English, palooka
correct, United States, obsolete, pejorative
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- paluka 2, record 1, English, paluka
correct, United States, obsolete, pejorative
- ham 2, record 1, English, ham
correct, United States, pejorative
- ham donny 2, record 1, English, ham%20donny
correct, United States, pejorative
- mugg 2, record 1, English, mugg
correct, United States, pejorative
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An inexperienced or incompetent boxer. 3, record 1, English, - palooka
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
palooka: An old term for an inept boxer. Jack Dempsey, a reknown boxer once said: "Anyone who is so inexperienced or stupid that he can be hit by a swing is a palooka who can be murdered by straight punches, hooks, or uppercuts". 4, record 1, English, - palooka
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Boxe
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- boxeur médiocre
1, record 1, French, boxeur%20m%C3%A9diocre
see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- piètre boxeur 2, record 1, French, pi%C3%A8tre%20boxeur
see observation, masculine noun
- pugiliste de troisième ordre 1, record 1, French, pugiliste%20de%20troisi%C3%A8me%20ordre
see observation, masculine noun
- boxeur de classe inférieure 1, record 1, French, boxeur%20de%20classe%20inf%C3%A9rieure
see observation, masculine noun
- boxeur sans classe 1, record 1, French, boxeur%20sans%20classe
see observation, masculine noun
- mauvais boxeur 2, record 1, French, mauvais%20boxeur
see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ces équivalents se veulent le plus près possible des américanismes en vedette anglaise; ils constituent une explication en même temps que des termes français pour rendre une réalité toute américaine. 2, record 1, French, - boxeur%20m%C3%A9diocre
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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