galoot
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As far as television executives are concerned, there are worse things than being a pleasant, inoffensive galoot.
From Slate • Nov. 28, 2018
Naturally, Ralph, goodhearted galoot that he is, will learn the error of trying to control his friends, and also the folly of trying to commodify things such as respect and affirmation.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2018
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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