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lout

1

[ lout ]

noun

  1. an awkward, stupid person; clumsy, ill-mannered boor; oaf.


verb (used with object)

  1. to flout; treat with contempt; scorn.

lout

2

[ lout ]

verb (used with or without object)

  1. to bend, stoop, or bow, especially in respect or courtesy.

lout

1

/ laʊt /

noun

  1. a crude or oafish person; boor


lout

2

/ laʊt /

verb

  1. archaic.
    intr to bow or stoop

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Word History and Origins

Origin of lout1

First recorded in 1540–50; perhaps special use of lout 2

Origin of lout2

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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of lout1

C16: perhaps from lout ²

Origin of lout2

Old English lūtan; related to Old Norse lūta

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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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