GROBIAN


Meaning of GROBIAN in English

ˈgrōbēən noun

( -s )

Etymology: German, after Grobian, a fictional patron saint of vulgar people, from Medieval Latin ( Sanctus ) Grobianus, from Middle High German grob-, grop coarse, vulgar (from Old High German gerob, grob thick, coarse) + Latin -ianus -ian — more at gruff

: a slovenly crude often buffoonish individual : boor , lout

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