Galoot
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɡəˈluːt/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Galoot is a noun meaning (derogatory) A clumsy or uncouth person.
Meaning
(derogatory) A clumsy or uncouth person.
Example Sentences
“Now there was an ugly galoot whose name isn’t worth mentioning.[…]”
“I talk like a galoot when I get talking to feemale^([sic]) girls and I can’t lay my tongue to anything that sounds right.”
“So if someone does something I do not agree with, I could call him a galoot and it would be okay?” “Something like that, if you were friends.” “Are galoots always men?”
On TV and in movies and magazine ads, the image of fathers over the past generation evolved from the stern, sturdy father who knew best to a helpless Homer Simpson, or some ham-handed galoot confounded by the prospect of changing a diaper.
Word Forms
- galoots
Synonyms for galoot
Depending on context, synonyms include clodhopper, lout, lummox, oaf.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include peasant, clumsy, loser, clodhopper, nerdo, grobian.
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