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     • In the 1860s, galoot gained a foothold in America, where it became a popular epithet among soldiers fighting the Civil War. It is in America that galoot loses its association with the navy and marines and acquired the current, general sense that we know today.
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   Did Galoot lose its association with the Navy?

   • It is in America that galoot loses its association with the navy and marines and acquired the current, general sense that we know today. Mark Twain, for example, uses it in his 1872 Roughing It: He could lam any galoot of his inches in America.

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   When did Galoot become popular?

   • In the 1860s, galoot gained a foothold in America, where it became a popular epithet among soldiers fighting the Civil War. It is in America that galoot loses its association with the navy and marines and acquired the current, general sense that we know today. Mark Twain, for example, uses it in his 1872 Roughing It:

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   What is Galoot slang?

   • Galoot was undoubtedly slang taken to Australia by involuntary immigrants. The associations with both army and navy are present in the first example known from that country, in a tale told by an old seaman:

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   What is a Galoot sailor?

   • Galoot is a mildly offensive term that originally referred to an inept sailor or to a marine on board ship, much like a modern sailor might use jarhead. Etymologist Anatoly Liberman points to the thirteenth century Italian galeot (t)o, “sailor, steersman,” as a possible source for galoot.

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   Where did Galoot come from?

   • Etymologist Anatoly Liberman points to the thirteenth century Italian galeot (t)o, “sailor, steersman,” as a possible source for galoot. The Italian word spread to other languages as well as continuing into Modern Italian, acquiring some additional senses like “galley slave,” “convict,” and “pimp” along the way.

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   Is big Galoot a clumsy Galoot?

   • He may be clumsy and large, but not necessarily, though big galoot is certainly the compound that’s most often been found. He may also be argumentative and difficult to get on with, hence the classic description ornery galoot that I recall from my days of reading American cowboy stories.

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   Sep 6, 2023 · In the 1860s, galoot gained a foothold in America, where it became a popular epithet among soldiers fighting the Civil War. It is in America that galoot loses its association with the navy and marines and acquired the current, general sense that we know today.

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4. www.worldwidewords.org › qa › qa-gal1Galoot - World Wide Words

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   Apr 4, 2015 · Galoot was undoubtedly slang taken to Australia by involuntary immigrants. The associations with both army and navy are present in the first example known from that country, in a tale told by an old seaman:

5. www.nytimes.com › 1996/07/21 › magazineON LANGUAGE;Of Galoots and Flaps - The New York Times

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   Jul 21, 1996 · Used by Artemus Ward and Mark Twain, galoot became associated with raw recruits in the Army and the Marines; the 1867 "Sailor's Word-Book" defines it as "an awkward soldier . . . a sobriquet...

6. blog.oup.com › 2008 › 07Advice to the Etymologist: Never Lose Heart, or, The Origin ...

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   Jul 23, 2008 · The OED features galoot (however, no example predates 1812), marks it as nautical, registers the spelling variants galloot and geeloot, and quotes several sentences from which it follows that the earlier references were to an awkward soldier and an inexperienced marine.

7. www.ulsterscotsacademy.com › futa › galootgaloot - From Ulster to America - Ulster-Scots Academy

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   Source: From Ulster to America: The Scotch-Irish Heritage of American English. Author: Michael Montgomery. Comments: From Ulster to America recounts the lasting impact eighteenth-century settlers from Ulster have made on the development of the English language of the United States.

8. www.oed.com › dictionary › galoot_ngaloot, n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English ...

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   The earliest known use of the noun galoot is in the 1800s. OED's earliest evidence for galoot is from 1808, in the writing of ‘A Naval Officer’. galoot is of unknown origin.

9. www.merriam-webster.com › galootGaloot - Our Best Historical Slang Terms | Merriam-Webster

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   galoot noun: a man or boy; especially: one who is foolish or awkward. 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. Evidence of galoot dates to the second decade of the 19th