loutnoun [ C ]
uk/laʊt/us/laʊt/a young man who behaves in a very rude, offensive, and sometimes violent way:
Teenage louts roam the streets at night.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Unpleasant men
- badass
- blackguard
- blighter
- bounder
- bovver boy
- caveman
- creep
- dog
- git
- lager lout
- oik
- roughneck
- ruffian
- scoundrel
- sob
- warlock
- white van man
- wide boy
- wise guy
- yob
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loutish
adjective uk/ˈlaʊ.tɪʃ/us/ˈlaʊ.t̬ɪʃ/informal
loutish behaviour
loutishness
noun [ U ] uk/ˈlaʊ.tɪʃ.nəs/us/ˈlaʊ.t̬ɪʃ.nəs/
rude, offensive behaviour