Oaf Definition

ōf
oafs
noun
oafs

Changeling.

Webster's New World
A stupid person; specif., a stupid, clumsy fellow; lout.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Oaf

Noun

Singular:
oaf
Plural:
oafs

Origin of Oaf

  • From auf, Old Norse álfr (“elf") (> Norwegian bokmÃ¥l alv). Akin to German Alb (“incubus").

    From Wiktionary

  • Old Norse alfr elf, silly person albho- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Oaf Sentence Examples

  • I'm not some inconsiderate oaf.

  • Would you like to make the buttons bigger you clumsy oaf.

  • He is a pompous oaf -- he seriously thought he had kept the law all his life!

  • Even at considerably less, the wind flies through your hair and even the clumsiest oaf can feel graceful.

  • Others see him as a boorish oaf who no longer deserves any respect after marching across the line of Olazabal's putt.

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Words Starting With

OOAOAF

Words Ending With

FAFOAF

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Words Starting With O and Ending With F

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3 Letter Words3 Letter Words Starting With O3 Letter Words Ending With F