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lout
1[ lout ]
noun
- an awkward, stupid person; clumsy, ill-mannered boor; oaf.
verb (used with object)
- to flout; treat with contempt; scorn.
lout
2[ lout ]
verb (used with or without object)
- to bend, stoop, or bow, especially in respect or courtesy.
lout
1/ laʊt /
noun
- a crude or oafish person; boor
lout
2/ laʊt /
verb
- archaic.intr to bow or stoop
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of lout1
Origin of lout2
Example Sentences
And Hitler looking like such a lout, a drunken lout, with that sort of ignorant sneer.
She had called Tim a lout, and kept him after school several times when his mother needed him.
Trust Henri then for being a lout, a simple fellow who spoke only Flemish—but could hear in many tongues.
"Well, this Loron lout finally got me," said Davy, resuming the thread of his life story.
And, whenever you see a Dub kidding a Lout, you can be assured that the dub is trying to lift himself above a similar rating.
The native in Trinidad is bright and quick; he is not like his big lazy lout of a brother down in our Southland.
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