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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
The state or quality of being loutish, of behaving like a lout..
1932-34, Samuel Beckett, "Gnome", Dublin Magazine Spend the years of learning squandering / Courage for the years of wandering / Through a world politely turning / From the loutishness of learning.
True, this is hardly the drink to inspire “Girls Gone Wild” loutishness.
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Loutishness means The state or quality of being loutish, of behaving like a lout..
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1932-34, Samuel Beckett, "Gnome", Dublin Magazine Spend the years of learning squandering / Courage for the years of wandering / Through a world politely turning / From the loutishness of learning.
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