Palookaville

== English == === Etymology === From palooka (“a stupid or oafish person”) +‎ -ville. Popularized in On the Waterfront (1954). === Proper noun === Palookaville (US) An imaginary town, the natural home of the mediocre and incompetent. ==== Derived terms ==== === See also === Podunk === Further reading === “Palookaville n.”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang, Jonathon Green, 2016–present.