Etymology

Bluto

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Today it means: A man who is large and muscular in top-heavy proportions, often combined with a comically brutish and aggressive personality. Full definition →

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The story

Fictional character name for the antagonist of Popeye coined in 1932 by cartoonist Elzie Crisler Segar.

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