![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Wiktionary-logo-en-v2.svg/40px-Wiktionary-logo-en-v2.svg.png)
Look up palooka in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Palooka may refer to:
- Joe Palooka, an American comic strip
- Palooka (film), a 1934 film based on the comic strip
- The Palooka, a one-act play by Tennessee Williams
- Palookas, a 1980s rock group fronted by Jowe Head
- Palooka, an unskilful player in bridge and other card games