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Meanings of galoot in English

A person, especially a large male, who is clumsy or a simpleton; an idiot.

Usage of galoot in English
1
If that galoot had his way, we'd make our entry in irons.
A Columbus of Space
2
She longs for S.G. Prebleman, the most lovable galoot she ever knew.
The new yorker
3
Now there was an ugly galoot whose name isn't worth mentioning.
The Crisis — Volume 03
4
Who's this galoot you've just kept from being ripped to ribbons?
Mr. Trunnell, Mate of the Ship "Pirate"
5
He could lam any galoot of his inches in America.
Roughing It
6
Lungis to both Lyly and to Beaumont and Fletcher was an long, clumsy galoot.
The Irish Times
7
The big galoot with the spear likewise turned to go.
Seveneves
8
You were a gum-gasted galoot not to shoot at her!
The Ivory Trail
9
I knew it; any galoot might 'a' known it.
A Man's Woman
10
What I'm after now is ther galoot what got our hats an' pulled my hair.
Ted Strong in Montana / Or, With Lariat and Spur
11
Jim, you blamed galoot, that ain't the step we took at rehearsal no more'n nuthin'.
Remarks
12
Jim was all fixed up, and he says to the galoot, 'Let's have a throw.'
The Crisis — Volume 03
13
Too often in the past he has spoiled it by behaving like an entitled, immature galoot.
News.com.au
14
Warriors, weapons and a galoot of enormous enemies to take down provide plenty of fantasy fun.
The Guardian
15
That nanny-whiskered old galoot was sunk in too many fathoms of water ever to wade ashore.
Every Man for Himself
16
I'd like to lick every darned galoot that stood back and let me in for this.
The Uphill Climb
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