First Known Use: 1551
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boor
noun \ˈbu̇r\
: a rude and rough person
Full Definition of BOOR
1
: peasant
2
: a rude or insensitive person
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Origin of BOOR
Dutch boer; akin to Old English būan to dwell — more at bower
Related to BOOR
- Synonyms
- bastard, beast, bleeder [British], blighter [chiefly British], jerk, bounder, bugger, buzzard, cad, chuff, churl, clown, creep, cretin, crud [slang], crumb [slang], cur, dirtbag [slang], dog, fink, heel, hound, joker, louse, lout, pill, rat, rat fink, reptile, rotter, schmuck [slang], scum, scumbag [slang], scuzzball [slang], skunk, sleaze, sleazebag [slang], sleazeball [slang], slime, slimeball [slang], slob, snake, so-and-so, sod [chiefly British], stinkard, stinker, swine, toad, varmint, vermin
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