slang
as in guy
an adult male human being he's a bighearted galoot, even if he's not the sharpest tool in the shed

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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. 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
  • You guys have pretty well done that on your own with a 50 percent divorce rate.
    Jason Lemon, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Gerard Damiano was a smart guy, a hairdresser from the Bronx who directed Deep Throat and the follow-up, Devil in Miss Jones, which were killing it at the box office, high up on Variety’s Top 50 list of the highestgrossing films.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Gerry was an older gentleman with a quiet, unassuming demeanor.
    Jed Brewer, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2025
  • These gentlemen were told not to use their Native language.
    Tim Trudell, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Upon arrival, officers found two deceased males inside the business.
    Tanya Wildt, Freep.com, 8 Nov. 2025
  • McManus did not identify the victims killed, but said two were males and one was female.
    Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 8 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • He was stuck between Kim Novak and a wall on one side and a four-hundred-pound dude on the other.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2025
  • But for a glorious period, all that mattered were the dudes being dudes.
    Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum is pressing charges against a man who was caught on camera touching and attempting to kiss her during a public appearance on Tuesday.
    Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
  • The Little Rock man who, police say, crashed while fleeing from an Arkansas State Police trooper last week now faces first-degree murder counts in the death of two teenage passengers, authorities said Wednesday.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2025

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“Galoot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/galoot. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.

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