galoot

Big awkward fellow

A galoot is a clumsy, awkward, or foolish person, typically a man.

The word carries affectionate mockery more than genuine insult: That big galoot knocked over the lamp again.

It sounds folksy and old-fashioned, evoking rural American speech.

Sometimes used self-deprecatingly: I'm just an old galoot who doesn't understand computers.

hulking

lummox

Clumsy, dull person

hulkMassive body or shell
bruiserLarge, intimidating fighter
bruteCruel, violent person

ox · ape · gorilla · bear · oaf · clod · big lug · moose · tank · mammoth

clumsy

klutz

Awkward, graceless person

bumblerHabitually clumsy person
butterfingersClumsy dropper of things
stumblerOne who falters

fumbler · blunderer · oaf · lummox · stumblebum · bungler · clod · goof · dolt · blockhead

bumpkin

yokel

Naïve rural person

rubeNaive country person
hickRural naif, derogatory
hayseedSlang for rustic person

bumpkin · rustic · countryman · provincial · hillbilly · peasant · backwoodsman · greenhorn · boor · churl

Categories

American slangbamboozle, bogus, bunkum, conniption, discombobulate
old insultsknave, varlet, scoundrel, rogue, blackguard
boorsboor, oaf, churl, vulgarian, yahoo
clumsinessclumsiness, clumsy, awkwardness, fumble, stumble
dimwitsdimwit, idiot, dolt, dunce, moron
foolsfool, idiot, moron, fools, idiots

Opposites

physical grace and coordination

Agile circus performer

ballerina · gymnast · dancer · athlete · Fred Astaire

social refinement and sophistication

galootgentleman

Courteous, honorable man

sophisticate · dandy · cosmopolitan · man of the world · smooth operator

physical size and build

galootshrimp

Small edible crustacean

runt · little guy · pipsqueak · waif · bantamweight

Family

Familiarity: Top 500,000
Profile: Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G