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
  • This guy really broke her heart.
    Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2025
  • 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
  • Edouard Langlois, a formidable dark-bearded gentleman, was the artistic director of the local Edwin Booth Theatre.
    Robert Eggers, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Golf has been a gentleman’s sport.
    Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
  • That’s just a decent dude, right there.
    Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Oct. 2025
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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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