galoot

/ɡəˈluːt/ noun B2

**Galoot** is a clumsy, ungainly fellow who seems to stumble into rooms as if the floor were a stranger. He moves with the elegance of a sack of potatoes. The term lands in informal conversation, often with a hint of affection. It paints a picture of a big, good‑natured blunderer, someone whose size or slowness invites chuckles, keeping contempt away. You might call a lumbering friend a galoot after he knocks over a garden gnome, or describe a cartoon character whose legs betray him at every turn. Its roots reach back to Yiddish, where it first labeled a hulking, awkward person.

【核心含义】指笨拙、行动不便的人,常因体型高大或动作迟缓而显得滑稽。

多用于非正式场合,带有亲昵调侃意味(如形容莽撞的朋友),避免用于恶意嘲讽。注意与"笨手笨脚"不同,更强调体型带来的笨拙感。

【Significado central】Persona torpe y desgarbada, generalmente de gran tamaño, que se mueve con poca gracia.

Término informal con tono afectuoso o burlón, nunca despectivo. Describe a alguien grande y de buen carácter pero patoso o lento, como un amigo que siempre se tropieza o un personaje de caricatura con piernas que no le obedecen. Proviene del yídish, donde originalmente se refería a una persona corpulenta y torpe. Se usa en contextos coloquiales para reírse *con* alguien, no *de* alguien.

Word Origin From French 'galopin' 'errand boy, scullion' — a galoot was originally a lowly kitchen boy, then came to mean any awkward, uncouth fellow. The word traveled into American slang in the 19th century. It's a great example of a word that started as a job title and became an insult.

noun an awkward person B2

That clumsy galoot knocked over the vase.

(名词) 笨拙的人;笨手笨脚的人

那个笨拙的家伙打翻了花瓶。

(sustantivo) torpe; patán; zoquete; zopenco [una persona torpe o desgarbada]

Ese torpe zoquete tiró el florero.

(nom) balourd; maladroit; pataud; godiche; gourde [une personne maladroite et gauche]

Ce maladroit a renversé le vase.

(Substantiv) eine ungeschickte oder tollpatschige Person, oft abwertend verwendet.

Dieser **galoot** hat schon wieder das Glas umgeworfen!

(名詞) (口語)不格好で動作がぎこちない人、または大きくて間の抜けた人。

あの不器用なやつが花瓶を倒してしまった。

(substantivo) desajeitado; trapalhão; desastrado [uma pessoa desajeitada]

Aquele desajeitado derrubou o vaso.

Synonyms: klutz oaf lummox Antonyms: smoothie natural

noun A clumsy or uncouth person. countable

That big galoot managed to trip over his own feet while carrying the delicate vase.

(名词) 笨手笨脚的人;莽汉;粗人 【笨拙粗鲁的人】

那个笨手笨脚的家伙在拿着精致花瓶时竟然被自己的脚绊倒了。

(sustantivo) torpe; patán; zoquete; palurdo [Persona torpe o grosera.]

Aquel gran patán logró tropezar con sus propios pies mientras cargaba el delicado jarrón.

(nom) maladroit; balourd; pataud; péquenaud; malappris [Personne maladroite, gauche ou peu raffinée.]

Ce grand maladroit a réussi à trébucher sur ses propres pieds en portant le vase délicat.

(Substantiv) Tölpel; Trampel; Ungeschickter [Eine ungeschickte oder unbeholfene Person.]

Dieser große **galoot** stolperte sogar über seine eigenen Füße, während er die zerbrechliche Vase trug.

(名詞) 不器用で無骨な人。やぼったい人。

あの大きな無骨者は、 delicate な花瓶を持ちながら自分の足に引っかかって転んでしまった。

(substantivo) patoáco; patusco; bronco; desajeitado [Pessoa desajeitada ou grosseira.]

Aquele grandão desajeitado conseguiu tropeçar nos próprios pés enquanto carregava o vaso delicado.

Word parts: galoot

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