词汇 | galoot |
词源 | galoot. Often used in the form of big galoot, this word signi- fies a clumsy, ignorant, loutish person. Apparently sailor’s slang for a soldier or landlubber, galoot is first recorded in the early 19th century but little else is known about its derivation. |
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