Grobian

Boor [ ɡʀo ː ː n BIA ] is a term for a person who lacks tact or good manners.

The word, derived from the adjective " gross, " is probably originated in the Early New High German in jest as makkaronische analogy to the Holy names like Damian, such as the use in Sebastian Brant's Ship of Fools suggests: eyn Nuwer heylig heiszt boor. It is also a derivative or influencing " gross Johann " or " gross Hans " - Luther as Hans Grobianus - where Hans similar stands here as a placeholder for any name as buffoon or jack-of -all-trades. The word bully is also found in the Scandinavian languages ​​; in Swedish it was related to the living in the 17th century nobleman Johan Göransson Gyllenstierna and Johan Stenbock that were popularly called "coarse - Jan".

As coarseness or grobianisch is a genre of 16th - 17th Century called: table breeds, in which the coarse manners and customs of the time are described satirical.