1. Character Quotes
  2. galoot vs bumpkin

different between galoot vs bumpkin

galoot

English

Etymology

From Quranic Arabic ??????? (j?l?t, pronounced gal?t in Egyptian Arabic), proper name equivalent to English Goliath, giant warrior of the ancient Philistine ethnicity; cf. connotations of derogatory uses of English Philistine. Doublet of goliath.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /???lu?t/
  • Rhymes: -u?t

Noun

galoot (plural galoots)

  1. (derogatory) A clumsy or uncouth person.
    Synonyms: clodhopper, lout, lummox, oaf

Translations

galoot From the web:

  • what galoot mean
  • what does galoot mean
  • what does galoot
  • what does galoot mean in irish
  • what does galoot mean in spanish
  • what does galoot stand for
  • what do galoot mean
  • what does galoot mea

bumpkin

English

Etymology

From Dutch boomken (“shrub, little tree”), equivalent to boom +? -kin. Note that the English word boom is etymologically related to the aforementioned in the sense of "large stem", or "big tree". Compare German Baumke, Bäumchen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?b?mpk?n/
  • Hyphenation: bump?kin

Noun

bumpkin (plural bumpkins)

  1. A clumsy, unsophisticated person; a yokel.
  2. (nautical) A short boom or spar used to extend a sail or secure a stay.
  3. Dance, a series of reels, Scottish.
    • 1836, Joanna Baillie, The Phantom, Act 1.
      They mix with Dancers, who now advance to the front, where a bumpkin, or dance of many interwoven reels, is performed; after which the Bride is led to a seat, and some of her Maidens sit by her.

Derived terms

  • country bumpkin
  • joskin

Translations

bumpkin From the web:

  • what's bumpkin mean
  • what is bumpkin slang
  • what's a bumpkin party
  • what is pumpkins real name
  • what does pumpkin look like
  • what does bumpkin
  • what does bumpkin mean in english
  • what's country bumpkin
+1
Share
Pin
Like
Send
Share

you may also like

Copyright © 2024 Quotes