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boor

[ boor ]

noun

  1. a churlish, rude, or unmannerly person.

    Synonyms: , , , , ,

  2. a country bumpkin; rustic; yokel.


boor

/ ʊə /

noun

  1. an ill-mannered, clumsy, or insensitive person
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of boor1

First recorded in 1545–55; from Dutch boer or Low German ū (cognate with German Bauer “farmer”), derivative of unattestest Germanic ū- “to dwell, build, cultivate”; -er 1; bond 2
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of boor1

Old English geū ; related to Old High German giū farmer, dweller, Albanian ū man; see neighbour
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In an instant, his beach route comment did me a huge kindness and made me feel like an incurious boor.

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Being a misogynist boor may offer temporary gratification, but in the long or even medium term, it will just make men's problems worse.

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Julianne Moore is his mother, a humorless scold whose coldness and impatience are seemingly understandable, as her son is such an insufferable boor.

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The salt suggestion drew howls of outrage from tea-lovers in Britain, where popular stereotype sees Americans as coffee-swilling boors who make tea, if at all, in the microwave.

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Back in 2016, though, which was apparently the “right time” for Trump, Haley was excoriating him for being a bloviating boor who would set a terrible example for America’s children.

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