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  • noun A churl; a curmudgeon.

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  • noun A churl; a curmudgeon; boor; lout.

Etymologies

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From Middle English gnof ("a miser, churl, lout"), of unknown origin. Cognate with Scots gnaff ("any small or stunted object"). Compare Eastern Frisian knufe ("lump"), Eastern Frisian gnuffig ("thick, rough, coarse, ill-mannered").

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  • vanishedone commented on the word gnoff

    OED: 'A churl, boor, lout.' Sadly obsolete, though it certainly looks the part.

    October 5, 2008