Thesaurus results for GALOOTS

galoots

noun

plural of galoot, slang

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 Phillies fans still love their collection of scruffy galoots. — Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 15 July 2026 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. — 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

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Noun

Instead, those guys make the roster because of what Martin has already proved capable of doing — adding value on special teams.

— Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
These tiny little robots are cheap, destructive, and already in the hands of the bad guys.

— Noel Murray, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of guys

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That, ladies and gentlemen, is why the stock of Amazon surged Friday and took its hyperscaler peers along for the ride.

— Jim Cramer, CNBC, 2 Aug. 2026
There’s a resident big band that sets the tempo for dancing—there are even gentlemen hosts available for ladies—and a DJ rocks the small disco late into the night.

— Fran Golden, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026

Definition of gentlemen

Noun

In 72 Hours, Hart plays fortysomething advertising executive Joe, who accidentally gets added to a group chat for a bunch of younger dudes' bachelor party weekend.

— K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 31 July 2026
There’s hippie dudes and Patagonia dudes but also corporate lawyer dudes looking for a night off.

— Claire Howorth, Vanity Fair, 29 July 2026

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