oaf

• auf

From auf,^[1] Old Norse álfr (“elf”) (whence Norwegian Bokmål alv). Doublet of alf and elf.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /əʊf/

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• (US) IPA^(key): /oʊf/
• Rhymes: -əʊf

oaf (plural oafs or oaves)

1. (derogatory) A person, especially a large male, who is clumsy or a simpleton.

   Ouch! You dropped that box on my feet, you lumbering oaf!

2. (obsolete) An elf's child; a changeling left by fairies or goblins, hence, a deformed or foolish child.

• (clumsy or idiotic person): dummy, galoot, imbecile, lout, moron, fool; see also Thesaurus:unskilled person
• (elf's child): auf, swapling

• oafish
• oaf-rocked

• “oaf”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

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