Definition of LOUT

lout

Plural: louts

Noun

  • an awkward stupid person
  • A troublemaker, often violent; a rude violent person; a yob.
  • A clownish, awkward fellow; a bumpkin.

Verb

Verb Forms: louted, louting, louts

  • To bow or curtsey, showing respect or deference.
  • To treat as a lout or fool; to neglect; to disappoint.
  • To bend, bow, stoop.

Examples

  • After successfully challenging his opponent’s word, he tried not to LOUT smugly.

Origin / Etymology

Of dialectal origin, likely from Middle English louten (“to bow, bend low, stoop over”), from Old English lūtan, from Proto-Germanic *lūtaną. Cognate with Old Norse lútr (“stooping”), Gothic 𐌻𐌿𐍄𐍉𐌽 (lutōn, “to deceive”). Non-Germanic cognates are probably Old Church Slavonic лоудити (luditi, “to deceive”), Serbo-Croatian lud and Albanian lut (“to beg, pray”).

Synonyms

clod, gawk, goon, lubber, lummox, lump, oaf, stumblebum, Tony Lumpkin, agitator, bad boy, bad news, bear, bhoy, blackguard, bogan, booger, boor, boot boy, bovver boy, brat, brawler, breedbate, buffoon, bugger, bully, bumpkin, charva, chawbacon, chuff, churl, clenchpoop, clown, cornball, cutup, devil, elf, enfant terrible, firebrand, gadfly, hell-raiser, hood, hoodlum, hool, hoolie, hooligan, hothead, imp, inciter, initiator, instigator, jackanapes, jay, joker, jokester, kern, kindle-coal, kindle-fire, knave, lamb, lout, makebate, minx, mischief, mischief-maker, miscreant, ne'er-do-well, peasant, pixie, pot stirrer, practical joker, prankster, puck, rabble rouser, rakeshame, rantipole, rapscallion, rascal, rogue, roly-poly, rowdy, rube, ruffian, scamp, scapegrace, scoundrel, shit disturber, shit-stirrer, shitmonger, tearaway, thug, titivil, tough, troublemaker, tyke, undesirable, unsophisticate, vandal, wag, wagpastie, wrangler, yahoo, yob, yobbo, yokel

Scrabble Score: 4

lout: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
lout: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
lout: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 6

lout: valid Words With Friends Word