looby

noun

ˈlü-bē How to pronounce looby (audio)
Definition of loobynext
as in lubber
a clumsy, awkward person although he was a looby physically, he was a towering figure in mathematics

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  1. lubber
  2. lummox
  3. gawk
  4. dub
  5. klutz
  6. lump
Noun
  • Land lubbers hike: Lace up those shoes for a 9 to 11 a.m. excursion on Sunday, Oct. 20, to Ansel’s Cave in The West Woods in Russell Township.
    Joan Rusek, cleveland, 30 Sep. 2019
  • Water-lubbers can easily access freshwater lakes, rural flatland and woodland forests.
    Amy Aumick, OrlandoSentinel.com, 15 May 2018
Definition of lubber
Noun
  • Over nearly two centuries, the herbivore has been imagined as a spike-nosed lummox, inappropriate kangaroo and now, at last, a stiff-tailed, mostly quadrupedal animal.
    Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 20 Apr. 2017
  • Fraser was everywhere in the 1990s and early 2000s: a sweetly handsome, blue-eyed lummox whose starring roles established him as a perpetual naif.
    Ty Burr, Washington Post, 1 Dec. 2022
Definition of lummox
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  • The Esprit's shape, arguably more avant-garde despite its age, consistently pegs the gawk meter.
    John Phillips, Car and Driver, 18 June 2020
  • The badaud, by contrast, is always liable to form a group or crowd, either for a mass gawk or some communal response.
    Julian Barnes, The New York Review of Books, 27 Apr. 2022
Definition of gawk
Noun
  • Nevertheless, this is the most forward-looking of the late jazz musician’s works, full of undeniable momentum and contagious exuberance as branch and her ensemble meld folk, calypso, dub, and punk into fervent, free-flowing jazz.
    Pitchfork, Pitchfork, 1 Oct. 2024
  • Marcus Theatre locations in Wisconsin will be showing the new dub in some locations, starting Aug. 30.
    Frank Vaisvilas, Journal Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2024
Definition of dub
Noun
  • On-the-go photographers, field workers, and hopeless klutzes will want to give this tough drive a strong second look.
    John Burek, PCMAG, 10 July 2024
  • In the beginning, Black’s Po was a klutz who trained himself to earn the title of Dragon Warrior, a name given to his region’s greatest martial artist.
    Amy Nicholson, Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2024
Definition of klutz
Noun
  • If your nipples change—especially if inversion happens suddenly or comes with tugging, pain, lumps, or discharge—consult a healthcare provider for further evaluation.
    Brandi Jones, MSN-Ed, Health, 2 Nov. 2024
  • All individuals who use these medications should be alert to symptoms of a thyroid tumor, such as a lump in the neck, a hoarse voice, and difficulty breathing or swallowing.
    Karen Berger, PharmD, Verywell Health, 24 Oct. 2024
Definition of lump
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