galoot
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- noun
- /ɡəˈluːt/
- Offensive
- That big galoot tripped over his own feet while trying to impress everyone at the party.
- a big galoot
Examples
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Hey, do you happen to know a big galoot named Ben Allison?
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You're a right galoot.
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Come on, big galoot, get up.
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So l was driving home from work... and this crazy galoot runs in front of me.
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You saw what that crazy galoot did at the reception.
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So this big galoot, he left his wallet at home.
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I'm crazy about you, you big galoot!
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Every night I go home, and I look at her, and I think, "What is a beautiful woman like that doing with a big galoot like me?"
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I've really missed you, you big galoot!
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And I feel the same about you, you big, muscle-bound galoot.
Fiction book (1990)
Synonyms
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A person who is awkward or slow to do things
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A tall, awkward teenage boy who moves and acts clumsily
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A clumsy person who often drops or breaks things
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A person who is clumsy and often seems not clever
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A clumsy person who often makes silly mistakes
A person who is foolish or clumsy
Antonyms
How Unpleasant
Surface Forms
Etymology
Galoot probably comes from old sailor talk and may be a joking form of Italian galantuomo 'gentleman'. Sailors used it for big, rough, or clumsy men, so a helpful way to remember galoot is to picture a large, awkward fellow like a lout, which is why it now means a clumsy or foolish man.