lout
noun
an awkward, stupid person; clumsy, ill-mannered boor; oaf.
louts
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pluralof lout.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Like yours, there were good moments and bad, great bosses and real louts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2020
The attacks now come not just from the alt-right and anonymous Twitter louts.
From Slate ● Mar. 29, 2018
A 2010 Vanity Fair reminiscence by James Verini wrote: “They call Ames and Taibbi, singly or in combination, children, louts, misogynists, madmen, pigs, hypocrites, anarchists, fascists, racists, and fiends.”
From Washington Post ● Dec. 15, 2017
But Neanderthals weren’t the slow-witted louts we’ve imagined them to be — not just a bunch of Neanderthals.
From New York Times ● Jan. 11, 2017
Juliet scowled—something else that the local louts found very endearing.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
