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lout

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[ lout ]
/ laÊŠt /
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noun
an awkward, stupid person; clumsy, ill-mannered boor; oaf.
verb (used with object)
to flout; treat with contempt; scorn.
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Origin of lout

1
First recorded in 1540–50; perhaps special use of lout2

Words nearby lout

louser, louse up, lousewort, lousy, lousy with, lout, Louth, loutish, loutrophoros, Louvain, louvar

Other definitions for lout (2 of 2)

lout2
[ lout ]
/ laÊŠt /
verb (used with or without object)
to bend, stoop, or bow, especially in respect or courtesy.

Origin of lout

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1250–1300; Middle English louten,Old English lūtan; cognate with Old Norse lūta; akin to little
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Words related to lout

brute, buffoon, bumpkin, slob, barbarian, bear, boob, cad, churl, clod, clodhopper, dolt, dork, goon, lummox, oaf, philistine, rube, vulgarian

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British Dictionary definitions for lout (1 of 2)

lout1
/ (laÊŠt) /
noun
a crude or oafish person; boor

Word Origin for lout

C16: perhaps from lout ²

British Dictionary definitions for lout (2 of 2)

lout2
/ (laÊŠt) /
verb
(intr) archaic to bow or stoop

Word Origin for lout

Old English lūtan; related to Old Norse lūta
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