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Synonyms for galoot

  • noun

Most common

clumsy ding-a-ling mutt oaf clod hopper lout

All synonyms

Noun

oaf, jerk, ding-a-ling, mutt, clumsy, clod hopper, lout, lummox informal

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A clumsy or uncouth person.

Related words

Other spellings
galloot

Forms

Plural
galoots → oafs, jerks, ding-a-lings, mutts…

Example sentences

  • clumsy Her movements were awkward and her gesture clumsy.
  • mutt You’re going into orbit, you stupid mutt.
  • oaf That oaf has no manners, always interrupting.
  • lout Trump is a lout, because he talks and acts like a lout.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
galootrising
clumsyrising
muttrising
oafrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
oaf
4 letters
jerk1, mutt1, lout1
6 letters
clumsy2, lummox

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (clumsy2 = 2 syllables).