LOUT


Meaning of LOUT in English

lout /laʊt/ BrE AmE noun [countable]

[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Origin: Perhaps from Old Norse lutr 'bent down' ]

a rude violent man SYN yob

—loutish adjective :

loutish behaviour

—loutishly adverb

—loutishness noun [uncountable]

⇨ ↑ lager lout

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