English Explanatory Dictionary

galoot

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A clumsy or uncouth person.

Pronunciation

/ɡəˈluːt/

Word forms

galoot galoots

Etymology

From Quranic Arabic جالُوت (jālūt, pronounced galūt in Egyptian Arabic), proper name equivalent to English Goliath, giant warrior of the ancient Philistine ethnicity; cf. connotations of derogatory uses of English Philistine. Doublet of goliath.

Synonyms

clodhopper lout lummox oaf
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