galoot
galoot · galoots
A clumsy or uncouth personA clumsy or uncouth person.
/ɡəˈluːt/
» Stop knocking things over, you big galoot!
Meaning
1 senses(derogatory)A clumsy or uncouth person.
Tölpel, Dummkopf, Steinzeitmensch
неуклю́жий челове́кneukljúžij čelovék, нело́вкий челове́кnelóvkij čelovék, у́валеньúvalenʹ
a disreputable or clumsy man
Examples
1 sentencesStop knocking things over, you big galoot!
Translations
4 languagesРусский
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Origin
From Quranic Arabic جالُوت (jālūt, pronounced galūt in Egyptian Arabic), proper name equivFrom 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.
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