Frank Miller

Occupy' is nothing but a pack of louts, thieves, and rapists, an unruly mob, fed by Woodstock-era nostalgia and putrid false righteousness. These clowns can do nothing but harm America.

American Artist

George Vecsey

It is no fun lining up in your own building - as the hockey players say - and touching the hands of fellow stubbly louts who have just sent you off to the proverbial cabin on the lake.

American Author

Hugh Dancy

No, I'm not a lager lout either. I think you have to be a massive football fan to be a lager lout.

British Actor

Michael J. Knowles

President Trump's critics call him an immoral lout. By strict moral standards, so are we all.

The word 'lout' often implies disapproval and is used to express a strong negative opinion about someone's behavior.

Negative Connotation

While 'lout' typically refers to men, it can be used for any gender when stressing clumsy rudeness.

Gender Specific

Use 'lout' in casual or informal contexts; it might not be suitable for formal writing or speech.

Casual Context

'Lout' formerly referred to a farmhand; modern usage retains none of these occupational connotations.

Historical Usage

Remember that this meaning of 'lout' is specific to UK English and is considered archaic.

UK and Archaic

To grasp this archaic meaning, consider the historical setting where this term might appear.

Understanding Context

 so true I think it was because he and his brother were the only only members of his family to survive the Holocaust the last time my father saw his parents was one week before the Nazis invaded Poland on a train station in Brest lout