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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

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dullard

English

Etymology

From Middle English dullard, dollard, equivalent to dull +? -ard (pejorative agent suffix).

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /?d?l?d/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?d?l?d/
  • Hyphenation: dul?lard

Noun

dullard (plural dullards)

  1. A stupid person; a fool.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:fool
    • 1995, Temple Grandin, Thinking in Pictures: And Other Reports from My Life with Autism, Vintage Books (2006), page 211:
      Whereas some prodigies develop at an early age, Einstein did not exhibit any great genius as a young child. Some people thought he was a dullard.

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Further reading

  • “dullard”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.

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