Insulting Terms

noun a clumsy or awkward person, often used in a humorous or derogatory way

• The professor referred to the clumsy student as a galoot during the lecture.
• I can't believe that galoot spilled his drink all over the table.
• That galoot is always causing trouble around here.
• His towering height and booming voice made him seem like a galoot among the group of friends.

noun a clumsy, stupid person; a bumpkin or yokel

• The oaf stumbled clumsily through the crowded room, knocking over a vase in his path.
• Don't be such an oaf and help me carry these boxes.
• That guy is such an oaf, he can't even tie his own shoelaces.
• Her boss was an oaf when it came to understanding new technology.