If it were, the Tigers could just field a team of palookas. (sbnation.com)
During boxing's bare - knuckle era, when palookas spat out their mouthguards and cursed the very idea of protective cups, gloves were for milquetoasts. (si.com)
Zaza is a fine banging palooka, Javale has his streak energy, David has his late inning tough guy taking command energy. (sbnation.com)