Palookaville
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- See also Palooka (disambiguation)
Palookaville:
- Palookaville was a concert venue in Santa Cruz, California, United States, opened by Michael Horne. It was later closed in 2001. Many excellent shows were booked there by Michael Horne and Poco Marshall.
- Palooka is an American slang originating in the 1920s meaning a second-rate prize fighter or, more generally, a stupid or clumsy 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.
- Among theoretical physicists palooka is used to indicate someone who can't get correct results even in simple loop calculations. String theorists sometime use this term to designate loop quantum gravity theorists.
- 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.
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