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noun

Obsolete changeling (sense )
a stupid person; specif., a stupid, clumsy fellow; lout

Origin: earlier auf, ouphe < ON alfr, elf

Related Forms:

oafish adjective
oafishly adverb

See oaf in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A person regarded as stupid or clumsy.

Origin:

Origin: Old Norse alfr, elf, silly person; see albho- in Indo-European roots

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Related Forms:

oafˈish adjective

oafˈish·ly adverb

oafˈish·ness noun

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