lout
lout [lout louts] BrE [laʊt] NAmE [laʊt] noun (BrE) a man or boy who behaves in a rude and aggressive way Syn: ↑yob see also ↑lager lout, ↑litter lout Derived Word: ↑loutish Word Origin: mid 16th cent.: perhaps from archaic lout ‘to bow down’, of Germanic origin. Example Bank: •We were woken by a group of drunken louts singing in the street outside. •He claimed that he had been abused by drunken teenage louts.
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