oaf
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oaf
- /əʊf/ UK
- /oʊf/ US
Rhymes with -əʊf
Where it comes from
Variant of awf, aufe, probably from Old Norse álfr (“elf”) (whence Norwegian Bokmål alv). Doublet of alf and elf.
noun oafs · oaves · auf
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A person, especially a large male, who is clumsy or a simpleton.
Ouch! You dropped that box on my feet, you lumbering oaf!
Similar: dummy
- An ill-mannered person; a boor. I hope you haven't been thinking me an awful oaf for not writing to thank you for so many jolly games after I left Tapsfield?
- An elf's child; a changeling left by fairies or goblins, hence, a deformed or foolish child.
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Talk about this word "oaf." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/oaf. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. oaf. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/oaf "oaf." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/oaf.Cite this
@misc{oaf_2026,
title = {oaf},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/oaf},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
