lout
/laut/
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Definition
- Noun:
- An awkward, stupid, or rude person: A "lout" is a person who behaves in a clumsy, foolish, or boorish manner, often showing a lack of social grace or intelligence.
Examples of Usage
- Noun:
- He was dismissed as a big, drunken lout who caused trouble at the pub.
- Don't be such a lout; hold the door open for others.
- The character in the story was portrayed as an uneducated lout from the countryside.
Advanced Usage
- "To lout about" (archaic/rare): To behave in a loutish manner; to act like a lout.
- He would just lout about all day, annoying everyone with his clumsy antics.
Variants and Related Words
- Loutish (adjective): Having the characteristics of a lout; rude, awkward, and stupid.
- His loutish behavior at the dinner party embarrassed his family.
- Loutishly (adverb): In a loutish manner.
- He laughed loutishly at his own joke.
Synonyms
- Oaf: A stupid, uncultured, or clumsy person.
- Boor: A rough and bad-mannered person.
- Clod: A stupid person (often implying clumsiness).
- Yokel (often derogatory): An unsophisticated country person.
Antonyms
- Gentleman: A courteous, gracious, and considerate man.
- Sophisticate: A person with much worldly experience and knowledge of fashion and culture.
Related Idioms
- "Act the lout": To behave in a stupid, rude, or clumsy way.
- He decided to act the lout at the formal event, much to everyone's dismay.
Noun
- an awkward stupid person