lout
11lout — (n.) 1540s, awkward fellow, clown, bumpkin, perhaps from a dialectal survival of M.E. louten (v.) bow down (c.1300), from O.E. lutan bow low, from P.Gmc. *lut to bow, bend, stoop (Cf. O.N. lutr stooping, which might also be the source of the… …
12lout — n *boor, churl, clown, clodhopper, bumpkin, hick, yokel, rube Contrasted words: *gentleman, patrician, aristocrat …
13lout — [n] boor barbarian, bear, boob*, brute, buffoon, bumpkin, cad, churl, clod, clodhopper, dolt, dork*, goon*, lummox, oaf, philistine, rube, slob*, vulgarian; concept 423 …
14Lout — Infobox Software name = Lout caption = developer = Jeffrey H. Kingston latest release version = 3.36 latest release date = August 3, 2007 operating system = Linux, MS Windows, POSIX compliant systems genre = Text formatting license = GPL website …
15lout — I [[t]laʊt[/t]] n. 1) a clumsy, boorish person; oaf 2) to scorn • Etymology: 1540–50; perh. identical with lout II lout′ish, adj. lout′ish•ly, adv. lout′ish•ness, n. II lout [[t]laʊt[/t]] v. t. v. i. to bend in respect; bow • Etymology:… …
16lout — ‘Most sweet lout’ is a term of address used by the Bastard in Shakespeare’s King John. The word ‘lout’ may have been in use in the twelfth century, during King John’s reign, but the Oxford English Dictionary is only able to date it from… …
17lout — UK [laʊt] / US noun [countable] Word forms lout : singular lout plural louts an unpleasant young man who behaves badly, especially in public Her sons are just ill mannered louts. • See: lager lout …
18lout — n. a stupid lout * * * [laʊt] a stupid lout …
19lout — [[t]la͟ʊt[/t]] louts N COUNT (disapproval) If you describe a man or boy as a lout, you are critical of them because they behave in an impolite or aggressive way. ...a drunken lout …
20lout — noun (C) a rude, violent man: Get up, you lazy lout! see also: lager lout lager (2) loutish adjective loutishly adverb loutishness noun (U) …
