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Galoot

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. Slang A person, especially a clumsy or uncouth one.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. A clumsy or uncouth person.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. A noisy, swaggering, or worthless fellow; a rowdy.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. A fellow: a term of humorous contempt, often implying something awkward, silly, or weak in the person so designated.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. a disreputable or clumsy man

Word Usage

"While it's probably true that the word "galoot" derived from a slur for African galley slaves, I would see it as ungracious and pedantic to bring this up with the implication that the person so informed must avoid the term for fear of transgressing the bounds of tolerance and responsibility."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

adult male man

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

rowdy

Same Context

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