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Recent Examples of galoot
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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for galoot
Noun
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Kahan headlines Rolling Stone’s inaugural Stateside Festival on July 4, just ahead of his return to Fenway on July 18 and 19, where 70,000 people will get to see a guy with his guitar absolutely captivate.
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Then, oh yeah, defenses can’t focus too much on those guys because of how much attention Joel Embiid commands.
Noun
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For most of the 20th century, a gentleman’s agreement held that no building in Philadelphia rose higher than the brim of William Penn’s hat — the 37-foot bronze likeness of the city’s founder that stands atop City Hall.
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Waving and smiling, Aveiro, accompanied by a burly gentleman, takes a seat at a table bedecked with a bouquet of roses, ready to tuck into some cuisine from her native country.
Noun
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Harford County authorities and the FBI worked with Othram after DNA evidence did not immediately identify the unknown male suspect through traditional methods.
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In many cases, males blink about every five seconds while searching for females and females respond with flashes of their own about every two seconds.
Noun
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Mariana is not pleased to hear this, and he's got some rough-looking dudes with him.
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Even big dudes who've won Super Bowls can't help being little brothers.
Noun
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Witnesses expressed shock over the incident, with one man arriving to his Walmart to shop and finding the parking lot covered in crime scene tape.
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But some have faced pushback, including when two Boise men faced the wrath of their homeowners association for replacing their grass with turf, in part to save water.
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“Galoot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/galoot. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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