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Recent Examples of galoot
Ice cream that dropped from some galoot’s cone, and is now melting on the sidewalk?
Incorrect.
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John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2025
But the energetic, foul-mouthed galoot seems mainly focused on drilling through ice for a swim as often as possible.
—Will Tizard, Variety, 3 Nov. 2024
Our heroes — on a simple quest to find one hulking, hairy galoot — have to traverse a dark, dangerous, and honestly pretty fake-looking forest, filled with enormous insects and other strange surprises.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 19 June 2024
Henri was a tall galoot with a hawk nose, very little chin, and a prominent Adam’s apple.
—Lucy Sante, The New Yorker, 11 Nov. 2023
Nobody plays a big galoot better than Marino and Ron can be profoundly annoying and ridiculous, the worst of the try-hards.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 22 Feb. 2023
Winston Duke, my favorite big galoot, gets to have a little fun as the garrulous tribal leader M’Baku, but the new character Riri Williams (Dominique Thorne), who is intended for a Disney+ TV spin-off, feels a bit lost in the shuffle.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 8 Nov. 2022
Stefan, if something of a sad sack, is also a charming big galoot who sincerely believes in love.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2022
And yes, that left-handed galoot in the fairway goes by the name of Phil Mickelson.
—David Weiss, WSJ, 22 Jan. 2020
John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2025
But the energetic, foul-mouthed galoot seems mainly focused on drilling through ice for a swim as often as possible.
—Will Tizard, Variety, 3 Nov. 2024
Our heroes — on a simple quest to find one hulking, hairy galoot — have to traverse a dark, dangerous, and honestly pretty fake-looking forest, filled with enormous insects and other strange surprises.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 19 June 2024
Henri was a tall galoot with a hawk nose, very little chin, and a prominent Adam’s apple.
—Lucy Sante, The New Yorker, 11 Nov. 2023
Nobody plays a big galoot better than Marino and Ron can be profoundly annoying and ridiculous, the worst of the try-hards.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 22 Feb. 2023
Winston Duke, my favorite big galoot, gets to have a little fun as the garrulous tribal leader M’Baku, but the new character Riri Williams (Dominique Thorne), who is intended for a Disney+ TV spin-off, feels a bit lost in the shuffle.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 8 Nov. 2022
Stefan, if something of a sad sack, is also a charming big galoot who sincerely believes in love.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2022
And yes, that left-handed galoot in the fairway goes by the name of Phil Mickelson.
—David Weiss, WSJ, 22 Jan. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for galoot
Noun
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This guy really broke her heart.—
Abbey White,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Oct. 2025
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As Morgan and Jonah navigate shifting alliances, Clara grapples with her grief, compounded by her confusion as to what in God’s name is going on with her mom and uncle, plus a budding romance with local cool guy Miller (Mason Thames).—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Edouard Langlois, a formidable dark-bearded gentleman, was the artistic director of the local Edwin Booth Theatre.—
Robert Eggers,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Oct. 2025
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Golf has been a gentleman’s sport.—
Devlina Sarkar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Thankfully, the management team was able to locate the cats, except the adult male cat who was never seen.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
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Nearly 75% of opening weekend crowds were males, while 50% were under the age of 25 years old.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
26 Oct. 2025
Noun
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That’s just a decent dude, right there.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Oct. 2025
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We were blessed that people still accepted us as those underground dudes that still got bars.—
Simon Vozick-Levinson,
Rolling Stone,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Fabian Hurzeler’s team have had their best matches in this respect against Manchester City in August and 10-man Chelsea in September, converting five of seven big chances across both wins.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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A lot of men have killed their wives at a certain point.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Galoot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/galoot. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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