Palookaville

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• Palooka is American slang originating in the 1920s meaning a second-rate prize fighter or, more generally, a stupid or oafish person. The word palookaville is an extension of this slang to refer to a place where such people may have come from or may reside. Further detail on origins of the word can be found at World Wide Words.
• Palookaville is the name of an album produced by Fatboy Slim.
• A temporary name for Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.'s Withdean Stadium, used on 2 October 2004 when the stadium hosted a launch party for the Fatboy Slim album.
• Palookaville is a movie from 1995.
• Palookaville is an alternative comic book title penned by artist/writer Seth.