galoot
Plural: galoots
Noun
- An awkward, clumsy, or uncouth person; a lout.
- a disreputable or clumsy man
- A clumsy or uncouth person.
Examples
- He called his opponent a GALOOT under his breath for blocking his triple-word score.
Origin / Etymology
From Quranic Arabic جالُوت (jālūt, pronounced galūt in Egyptian Arabic), proper name equivalent to English Goliath, giant warrior of the ancient Philistine ethnicity; cf. connotations of derogatory uses of English Philistine. Doublet of goliath.
Synonyms
clodhopper, lout, lummox, oaf
Scrabble Score: 7
galoot: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordgaloot: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
galoot: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 9
galoot: valid Words With Friends Word