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galoot

[guh-loot] / gəˈlut /


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The old galoot closed the deal on a new digital toy this week, purchasing Twitter.

From Slate • Oct. 29, 2022

Stefan, if something of a sad sack, is also a charming big galoot who sincerely believes in love.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 7, 2022

Not so Segel, who in Forgetting Sarah Marshall and The Five-Year Engagement displayed the charm of an engaging galoot.

From Time • Jul. 16, 2014

Tall and gangly and with arms that seem impossibly long, the Atlanta rapper 2 Chainz is an endearing galoot, never menacing even when talking tough.

From New York Times • Jan. 31, 2012

He was a big, tall galoot of a kid with narrow eyes.

From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck




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