galoot

galoot
galoot "awkward or boorish man," 1812, nautical, "raw recruit, green hand," apparently originally a sailor's contemptuous word for soldiers or marines, of uncertain origin. "Dictionary of American Slang" proposes galut, Sierra Leone creole form of Sp. galeoto "galley slave."

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  • galoot — I Australian Slang a foolish person II Scottish Vernacular Dictionary An idiot. Yah big galoot ye, yuv let the aligator oot …   English dialects glossary

  • galoot — ga|loot [gəˈlu:t] n AmE old fashioned someone who is not at all graceful and does not dress neatly ▪ You clumsy galoot! …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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  • galoot — /gəˈlut / (say guh looht) noun Colloquial an awkward, silly person: silly galoot. Also, galloot. {19th century British nautical slang; origin unknown} …  

  • galoot — noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: circa 1818 slang fellow; especially one who is strange or foolish …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • galoot — /geuh looht /, n. Slang. an awkward, eccentric, or foolish person. Also, galloot. [1805 15; orig. uncert.] * * * …   Universalium

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