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- 1. an uncouth and aggressive man or boy: "he ended up brawling with a lout outside a curry house"
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LOUT definition: 1. a young man who behaves in a very rude, offensive, and sometimes violent way: 2. a young man…. Learn more.
Lout belongs to a large group of words that we use to indicate a particular sort of offensive and insensitive person, that group also including such terms as boor, oaf, jerk, and churl. We've used lout in this way since the mid-1500s.
A lout is a clumsy, awkward oaf. If you want to insult the person who just stepped on your toes and belched, say, "Watch where you're going, you lout!"
Define lout. lout synonyms, lout pronunciation, lout translation, English dictionary definition of lout. n. An awkward and stupid person; an oaf. intr.v. lout·ed , lout·ing , louts 1. To bow or curtsy. 2. To bend or stoop. American Heritage® Dictionary of the...
Lout definition: an awkward, stupid person; clumsy, ill-mannered boor; oaf.. See examples of LOUT used in a sentence.
noun. louts. An awkward, ill-mannered person; boor. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A troublemaker, often violent; a rude violent person; a yob. Wiktionary. Synonyms: lubber. goon. stumblebum. clod. lummox. lump. gawk. oaf. gawky. fool. stoop. dumbbell. curtsy. clown. dolt. verb. louts. To bow or curtsy; stoop.
If you describe someone as a lout, you are critical of them because they behave in an impolite or aggressive way.
Definition of lout noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
lout. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English lout /laʊt/ noun [ countable] a rude violent man SYN yob —loutish adjective loutish behaviour —loutishly adverb —loutishness noun [ uncountable] → lager lout Examples from the Corpus lout • Only a lout would treat a woman that way.
to bend, stoop, or bow, esp. in respect or courtesy. 1250–1300; Middle English louten, Old English lūtan; cognate with Old Norse lūta; akin to little. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: lout/laʊt/n. a crude or oafish person; boor. Etymology: 16th Century: perhaps from lout². lout/laʊt/vb.
