Examples of galoot in a Sentence
he's a bighearted galoot, even if he's not the sharpest tool in the shed
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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.
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Nate Anderson,
ArsTechnica,
14 May 2026
The galoot had long been on her life list, but the field markings on this particular specimen left her stunned.
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Garry Trudeau,
New Yorker,
27 Apr. 2026
But the energetic, foul-mouthed galoot seems mainly focused on drilling through ice for a swim as often as possible.
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Will Tizard,
Variety,
3 Nov. 2024
Our heroes — on a simple quest to find one hulking, hairy galoot — have to traverse a dark, dangerous, and honestly pretty fake-looking forest, filled with enormous insects and other strange surprises.
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Noel Murray,
Vulture,
19 June 2024
Henri was a tall galoot with a hawk nose, very little chin, and a prominent Adam’s apple.
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Lucy Sante,
The New Yorker,
11 Nov. 2023
Nobody plays a big galoot better than Marino and Ron can be profoundly annoying and ridiculous, the worst of the try-hards.
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Nina Metz,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Feb. 2023
Winston Duke, my favorite big galoot, gets to have a little fun as the garrulous tribal leader M’Baku, but the new character Riri Williams (Dominique Thorne), who is intended for a Disney+ TV spin-off, feels a bit lost in the shuffle.
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David Sims,
The Atlantic,
8 Nov. 2022
Stefan, if something of a sad sack, is also a charming big galoot who sincerely believes in love.
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Robert Lloyd,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Sep. 2022
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Nate Anderson,
ArsTechnica,
14 May 2026
The galoot had long been on her life list, but the field markings on this particular specimen left her stunned.
—
Garry Trudeau,
New Yorker,
27 Apr. 2026
But the energetic, foul-mouthed galoot seems mainly focused on drilling through ice for a swim as often as possible.
—
Will Tizard,
Variety,
3 Nov. 2024
Our heroes — on a simple quest to find one hulking, hairy galoot — have to traverse a dark, dangerous, and honestly pretty fake-looking forest, filled with enormous insects and other strange surprises.
—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
19 June 2024
Henri was a tall galoot with a hawk nose, very little chin, and a prominent Adam’s apple.
—
Lucy Sante,
The New Yorker,
11 Nov. 2023
Nobody plays a big galoot better than Marino and Ron can be profoundly annoying and ridiculous, the worst of the try-hards.
—
Nina Metz,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Feb. 2023
Winston Duke, my favorite big galoot, gets to have a little fun as the garrulous tribal leader M’Baku, but the new character Riri Williams (Dominique Thorne), who is intended for a Disney+ TV spin-off, feels a bit lost in the shuffle.
—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
8 Nov. 2022
Stefan, if something of a sad sack, is also a charming big galoot who sincerely believes in love.
—
Robert Lloyd,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Sep. 2022
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“Galoot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/galoot. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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galoot
noun
ga·loot
gə-ˈlüt 
slang
: fellow sense 4a
especially
: a person who is odd or foolish
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