lout

Pronunciation: /laʊt/

The English word “lout” has 4 meanings listed here.

noun

A troublemaker, often violent; a rude violent person; a yob.
A clownish, awkward fellow; a bumpkin.

verb

To treat as a lout or fool; to neglect; to disappoint.
To bend, bow, stoop.

Etymology

Of dialectal origin, likely derived from Middle English louten (“to bow, bend low, stoop over”), from Old English lūtan (“to bow, bend forward, stoop”), from Proto-West Germanic *lūtan, from Proto-Germanic *lūtaną (“to bow down, lout”). Alternatively, derived from Middle English louten (“to hide, lurk”), from Old English lūtian (“to lurk, skulk”), from Proto-West Germanic *lūtēn (“to be hidden,…

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