louts

plural of lout
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Noun
  • The Flyers limp into the Christmas break losers of four of their last five (1-4-0), with their lone win over Columbus on Saturday.
    Kevin Kurz, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • This selective spending behavior has created a clear divide between winners and losers in the consumer and retail space.
    Randy Watts, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Any time an agricultural producer or horse owner or home gardener has a persistent issue with dangerous or destructive animals — skunks denning under a shed, raccoons raiding a chicken coop, bears gorging in a vineyard — Chandler can assist, either with advice or, if necessary, direct intervention.
    Malcolm Brooks Malcolm Hillgartner Krish Seenivasan Zak Mouton, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
  • That’s a sure way to invite not only raccoons but other unwanted guests such as mice, opossums, and skunks.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • The next big bad in Jared Leto's motley crew of sinister screen villains has finally been announced.
    Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Monica compiled nine quotes the other villains had said about West, Larsa and New York, and the three of them need to match those quotes to who said them.
    Dana Rose Falcone, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
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