as in guys
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 galoots
The pair come off less as cybercriminal masterminds than as galumphing galoots—that is to say, a pair of bumbling oafs who thought that asking AI how to cover their tracks was going to keep them out of federal prison.
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Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica, 14 May 2026
These handsome galoots may cheat on their spouses or worse, but this allows the women to smolder in drifting chiffon.
—Libby Gelman-Waxner, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2026
Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica, 14 May 2026
These handsome galoots may cheat on their spouses or worse, but this allows the women to smolder in drifting chiffon.
—Libby Gelman-Waxner, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for galoots
Noun
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My job is to help the guys put them in environments and situations to be better.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
11 June 2026
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He’s been working hard with the pitching guys too.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
11 June 2026
Noun
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While black bears are the smallest bear in North America, according to the Department of Fish and Wildlife, males can get up to about 500 pounds, with most bears weighing between 100 and 400.—
Sean Campbell,
Sacbee.com,
10 June 2026
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Some studies on the sterile insect technique as a means of managing fruit flies have shown a negligible difference when males and females are released together compared to males alone.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
10 June 2026
Noun
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Well, first of all, the idea that these three gentlemen that have very little background in terms of negotiations or the technical nature of nuclear negotiations going against a hardened Iranian team that's been doing this for decades.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
14 June 2026
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Jeff Shi of Wolves, ladies and gentlemen.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
26 May 2026
Noun
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The duo bounds alongside an inspired OJ Da Juiceman flip, spitting with delirium about putting their men in Lululemon, letting the Draco sing with reckless abandon, and throwing it in dudes’ faces without a second thought.—
Pitchfork,
Pitchfork,
10 Dec. 2025
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None of this is a sufficient substitute for the detail of the novel, which is mostly composed of two dudes absolutely spinning out whenever the other’s name is mentioned in a game recap playing on the TV across a crowded bar.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
5 Dec. 2025
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“Galoots.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/galoots. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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