boor
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- noun
- /bʊr/
- Offensive
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- He acted like a boor at the dinner party, ignoring the conversation and speaking loudly.
Examples
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Your heroics do not entitle you to be an obnoxious boor.
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But I wish to express my sorrow for you and present my apology for being such a boor at such a time.
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You are such a boor.
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I don't mean to be a boor, I just...
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- There are a lot of boors in the world.
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"If you want to be one of those boors from the last age, sir, suit yourself."
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Thanks for enduring all those years I was an insufferable boor.
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Mr. Rochester, you are a boor and a cur.
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Will one of you ill-mannered boors present him?
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After all, there are people in this world who are simply boors and rotters.
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Synonyms
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A rude person who is seen as having bad manners and used as an insult
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A person who behaves rudely or without manners
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A person who is rude and selfish to other people
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A rude person who has poor manners
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A rude or uncultured person used as an insult in older speech
A rude person with bad manners
A rude, unfriendly person who is mean to others
Antonyms
How Rude
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word boor comes from the old Dutch word boer, which meant 'farmer' or 'country person'. People used it as an insult for someone seen as rough or without good manners, so today boor means a rude person who lacks social polish.