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oaf

(ōf)

A person regarded as stupid or clumsy.

[Old Norse alfr, elf, silly person; see albho- in Indo-European roots.]

oaf′ish adj.

oaf′ish·ly adv.

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oaf

(əʊf)

a stupid or loutish person

[C17: variant of Old English ælf elf]

ˈoafish adj

ˈoafishly adv

ˈoafishness n

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

oaf

(ōf),
n.

1. a crudely clumsy person; lout.

2. a stupid person; idiot.

[1615–25; variant of auf, Middle English alfe, Old English ælf elf]

oaf′ish, adj.

oaf′ish•ly, adv.

oaf′ish•ness, n.

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Noun

oaf - an awkward stupid person

gawk, goon, lout, lubber, lummox, clod, stumblebum, lump

clumsy person - a person with poor motor coordination

oaf

noun lout, brute, yob or yobbo (Brit. slang), fool, jerk (slang, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), idiot, dummy (slang), plank (Brit. slang), berk (Brit. slang), sap (slang), gorilla (informal), wally (slang), booby, prat (slang), plonker (slang), coot, moron, goon, geek (slang), twit (informal, chiefly Brit.), bonehead (slang), dunce, imbecile, clod, simpleton, gawk, airhead (slang), dullard, dipstick (Brit. slang), dickhead (slang), gonzo (slang), schmuck (U.S. slang), dork (slang), nitwit (informal), dolt, bear, charlie (Brit. informal), blockhead, divvy (Brit. slang), pillock (Brit. slang), halfwit, nincompoop, dweeb (U.S. slang), putz (U.S. slang), fathead (informal), eejit (Scot. & Irish), thicko (Brit. slang), dumb-ass (slang), gobshite (Irish taboo slang), numpty (Scot. informal), doofus (slang, chiefly U.S.), galoot (slang, chiefly U.S.), fuckwit (taboo slang), lummox (informal), dickwit (slang), nerd or nurd (slang), numbskull or numskull, bumpkin, boor, churl, clumsy idiot Leave the lady alone, you drunken oaf!
brain (informal), genius, intellectual, rocket scientist (informal, chiefly U.S.), egghead (informal), smart aleck (informal), wiseacre

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

oaf

noun

A large, ungainly, and dull-witted person:

gawk, hulk, lout, lump, ox.

Informal: lummox.

Slang: klutz, lug, meatball, meathead.

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oaf

[əʊf] N → zoquete mf

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

oaf

(əuf) noun

a stupid or clumsy person. That stupid oaf is always knocking things over.patán, palurdo, zoquete

ˈoafish adjective

torpe, bruto

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