Bluto

English Etymology Fictional character name for the antagonist of Popeye coined in 1932 by cartoonist Elzie Crisler Segar. Pronunciation en uːtəʊ 2 Proper noun A man who is large and muscular in top-heavy proportions, often combined with a comically brutish and aggressive personality. en 1986 Lee K. Abbott Strangers in paradise 38 He was built like Bluto. "Who the hell are you?" he said. en 2008 Bret Lott Ancient Highway: A Novel 152 For whatever reason, it'd taken her a little while to get out of the cab when they first got here, and when Chuck introduced me — she stood a full foot shorter than him, a tiny woman next to this Bluto of a man, a knitted green afghan over her shoulders, a white blouse and blue jeans. en 2010 Susan Wilson One Good Dog 21 His pit bull parts thinned out his back end but gave him a Bluto disproportion in his front end. en 2011 Shaun Attwood Hard Time: Life with Sheriff Joe Arpaio in America's Toughest Jail 25 It wasn't the black loudmouth I'd expected but a Bluto of a man almost filling the entire doorway. en 2015 Maryann Bouco The Last Stand 4 The customers sometimes called him Bluto. He earned the nickname by his tremendous build and great strength. Quotations en Translations the antagonist of Popeye Arabic: ar بلوتو m blūtō Marathi: mr ब्लूटो m Portuguese: pt Brutus m See also Anagrams en blotu U-bolt boult en American fiction Fictional characters