Slang for a brute — a crude, rough, or physically imposing person who lacks refinement or social grace. Likely derived from Yiddish or Eastern European slang that filtered into American English through immigrant communities. Used to describe someone blunt and thuggish in manner.
The bouncer was a complete bulvan who showed no interest in listening to explanations.
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(slang) A brute.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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