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oaf Definition

oaf (ōf)

noun

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

Etymology: earlier auf, ouphe < ON alfr, elf

oaf Related Forms

oaf′·ish adjective oaf′·ishly adverb

oaf Synonyms

oaf

n.

blockhead, goon, lout; see fool 1, moron.

oaf Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

  • clumsy: Would you like to make the buttons bigger you clumsy oaf.
  • lumbering: Heskey was a lumbering oaf with a poor goalscoring record at Leicester, his England prospects were laughed at.
  • drunken: Whenever some drunken oaf asks, ' Where's your Christmas spirit?
  • boorish: Others see him as a boorish oaf who no longer deserves any respect after marching across the line of Olazabal's putt.
  • pompous: He is a pompous oaf -- he seriously thought he had kept the law all his life!