(a) lager lout

(a) lager lout
British a young man who drinks too much alcohol and is then noisy, rude, or violent.

They'd ended up in some cheap holiday resort that was full of British lager louts.

(often plural)

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  • lager lout — noun (informal) A youth noted for his boorish, aggressive and unruly behaviour brought on by an excess of lager, beer, etc • • • Main Entry: ↑lager * * * noun, pl ⋯ louts [count] Brit informal : a man who gets drunk and then behaves badly * * *… …   Useful english dictionary

  • lager lout — n BrE informal a young man who drinks too much and then behaves violently or rudely …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • lager lout — lager ,lout noun count BRITISH INFORMAL a young man who gets drunk on beer and behaves violently or noisily …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • lager lout — ► NOUN Brit. informal ▪ a young man who behaves offensively as a result of excessive drinking …   English terms dictionary

  • lager lout — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms lager lout : singular lager lout plural lager louts British informal a young man who gets drunk on beer and behaves violently or noisily …   English dictionary

  • lager lout — /ˈlagə laʊt/ (say lahguh lowt) noun British Colloquial an aggressive badly behaved young man who typically has drunk too much beer: *Britain is perfecting its image as land of the lager lout ahead of soccer s World Cup. –aap news, 1998 …  

  • lager lout — noun A person (especially a young male) who behaves in a violent manner when drunk …   Wiktionary

  • lager lout — noun Brit. informal a young man who behaves offensively as a result of excessive drinking …   English new terms dictionary

  • lager lout — Noun. A young person whose anti social behaviour is primarily instigated by the excessive drinking of alcohol. Informal …   English slang and colloquialisms

  • lout — [laut] n [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Perhaps from Old Norse lutr bent down ] a rude, violent man = ↑yob >loutish adj ▪ loutish behaviour >loutishly adv >loutishness n …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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