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lout
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
lout
(noun)
lager lout
(noun)
lout
/
ˈ
laʊt/
noun
plural
louts
lout
/
ˈ
laʊt/
noun
plural
louts
Britannica Dictionary definition of LOUT
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count
]
:
a stupid, rude, or awkward man
a dumb/drunken
lout
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lager lout
— loutish
/
ˈ
laʊtɪʃ/
adjective
[
more loutish; most loutish
]
a
loutish
thug
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— loutishly
adverb
behaving
loutishly
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— loutishness
noun
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noncount
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