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as in hulk
a big clumsy often slow-witted person watch where you're going, you big lout!
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as in bastard
a person whose behavior is offensive to others Howard's rude behavior at the country club earned him a reputation as a lout
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Recent Examples of lout The drunken louts who mocked and obscenely jeered the European Ryder Cup contenders at last weekend’s event at Bethpage Black golf course on Long Island would have loved it. —
Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 4 Oct. 2025 That’s the memorable insult that James Kennedy (the DJ of the group) hurled at Tom Sandoval (the resident lout) last season after Sandoval — who had a girlfriend — became romantically involved with Kennedy’s ex-girlfriend. —Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2024 And when someone does cross the line, like the louts who doused cops in Harlem and Brownsville with water in 2019, most officers have shown remarkable restraint. —Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 4 Feb. 2024 What if Rocky Balboa were an arrogant lout? —Kyle Smith, WSJ, 2 Mar. 2023 See All Example Sentences for lout
Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 4 Oct. 2025 That’s the memorable insult that James Kennedy (the DJ of the group) hurled at Tom Sandoval (the resident lout) last season after Sandoval — who had a girlfriend — became romantically involved with Kennedy’s ex-girlfriend. —Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2024 And when someone does cross the line, like the louts who doused cops in Harlem and Brownsville with water in 2019, most officers have shown remarkable restraint. —Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 4 Feb. 2024 What if Rocky Balboa were an arrogant lout? —Kyle Smith, WSJ, 2 Mar. 2023 See All Example Sentences for lout
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In its place rose the grandiose Palace of the Parliament—a neoclassical hulk that is the second-largest administrative building in the world, surpassed only by the Pentagon.— Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
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Known for his muscular build and hulk-like roles in Hollywood as much as his political record, perhaps even more so, Schwarzenegger is an icon in the bodybuilding universe.— Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2026
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There were many losers in Virginia’s vote to approve a gerrymandered, Democratic map.— David Weigel, semafor.com, 22 Apr. 2026
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One loser is Secrets, who was stuck on the Metro for too long after an accident at Metro Center.— Rob Crilly, The Washington Examiner, 22 Apr. 2026
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The jerk chicken is rubbed in a sweet honey glaze.— Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
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This was just the beginning of us young anarchists becoming judgmental jerks.— Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 7 Apr. 2026
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Once completed, the $5 million acquisition will ensure the theater has a permanent home, a place where skateboarding clowns and leek-haired onions can continue to frolic and dance for decades to come.— Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026
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Titaníque lets his inner clown soar, in drag yet, and with garish make-up just this side of Baby Jane Hudson and a mouth as foul as any David Mamet character.— Greg Evans, Deadline, 12 Apr. 2026
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Over Christmas, while trying to pinpoint where the discomfort was really coming from, Warner discovered a lump.— Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
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Castaways Raw Bar & Grill is another local favorite, which regularly draws crowds with its seafood mac-n-cheese and jumbo lump crab cakes.— Kristy Tolley, Travel + Leisure, 17 Apr. 2026
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Pasco’s wife was allegedly attacked by dogs belonging to the victim, identified in the affidavit as 36-year-old Shawn Cyriacks.— Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2026
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Another photo captures the soon-to-be bride and groom crouching down on the sand with their two pet dogs.— Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
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Lluís then calls Puig Antich a moron.— Colm Tóibín, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2026
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This drunk moron — quite different from his character in the novel — bears a ton of blame.— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2026
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We’d be laughed at and called ignorant boors!— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 24 Jan. 2026
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Now, if the board is made up of more boors than just the one, this may not be a workable solution.— R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 16 July 2025
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“Lout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/lout. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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