galoot

or gal·loot

[ guh-loot ]

noun

, Slang.

1. an awkward, eccentric, or foolish person.

galoot

/ ɡəˈluːt /

noun

1. slang.
   a clumsy or uncouth person

Word History and Origins

Origin of galoot¹

First recorded in 1805–15; origin uncertain

Word History and Origins

Origin of galoot¹

C19: of unknown origin

Example Sentences

But the old man wanted his son to be a business man, not a crazy, piano-playing galoot.

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Why, thars been a galoot around Tintacker ever since Spring opened.

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I talk like a galoot when I get talking to feemale girls and I can't lay my tongue to anything that sounds right.

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I don't propose to make a jumping-jack of myself for some galoot to give me the laugh, but we'll walk around.

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Old Jack didn't hev no relatives, so he hed a right to make any galoot his heir.

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