Oaf

(ōf)

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Noun.

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1.

Originally, an elf’s child; a changeling left by fairies or goblins; hence, a deformed or foolish child; a simpleton; an idiot.

Oaf

OAF

,

Noun.

[said to be a corruption of ouph or elf, a fairy or demon, and to denote a foolish child left by fairies in the place of one of better intellects which they steal.]

1.

A changeling; a foolish child left by fairies in the place of another.

2.

A dolt; an idiot; a blockhead.

oaf

English

Alternative forms

auf

Noun

oaf ‎(plural oafs or oaves)

(pejorative) A person, especially a large male, who is clumsy or a simpleton; an idiot.
Ouch! You dropped that box on my feet, you lumbering oaf!
(obsolete) An elf's child; a changeling left by fairies or goblins, hence, a deformed or foolish child.

Synonyms

(clumsy or idiotic person): dummy, galoot, imbecile, lout, moron, fool

Derived terms

oafish

Translations

imbecile

Dutch: pummel (nl)
French: dadais (fr) m
Italian: imbecille (it) m, f
Latin: gurdus m

Maori: rorewaru
Polish: prostak (pl) m, imbecyl (pl) m, niezdara (pl) m daun (pl) m klaun (pl) m
Portuguese: imbecil (pt), idiota (pt)
Russian: болва́н (ru) m ‎(bolván)
Spanish: manazas (es)

References

↑ auf in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

Anagrams

fao, FAO, of a

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