lout

Meaning

Noun

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

Verb

To treat as a lout or fool; to neglect; to disappoint.

Verb

To bend, bow, stoop.

Synonyms

boor

oaf

goon

lubber

hoodlum

gawk

clod

ruffian

bumpkin

lummox

clown

lump

cad

stumblebum

hellion

hick

hobo

hood

hooligan

ill will

imbecile

jerk

loon

lug

moron

nincompoop

rapscallion

rogue

roughneck

rube

scamp

scorn

scoundrel

scullion

slouch

stoop

thug

tramp

troublemaker

vagabond

vagrant

yahoo

yokel

stupid person

evil intention

bend

rascallion

bounder

bow

🙇

brute

Translations

Lümmel

🧑‍🌾

patán

tanghero

malotru

άξεστος

butor

zoticone

voyou

αγροίκος

Flegel

screanzato

maleducato

malappris

lourdaud

unhöflicher Mensch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/laʊt/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: louten

Inherited from Old English: lūtan

Cognate with Old Norse: lútr

Cognate with Gothic: 𐌻𐌿𐍄𐍉𐌽

Cognate with Church Slavic: лоудити

Cognate with Serbo-Croatian: lud

Cognate with Albanian: lut

Cognate with Old Norse: lúta

Cognate with Danish: lude

Cognate with Norwegian: lute

Cognate with Swedish: luta

In summary

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, be concealed”). Compare Old Norse lútr (“stooping”), Gothic 𐌻𐌿𐍄𐍉𐌽 (lutōn, “to deceive”). Non-Germanic cognates are probably Old Church Slavonic лоудити (luditi, “to deceive”), Serbo-Croatian lud and Albanian lut (“to beg, pray”).