oaf

English

Alternative forms

• auf

Etymology

From auf, (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Norse alfr (“elf”) (whence Norwegian Bokmål alv). Doublet of elf.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

oaf (plural oafs or oaves)

1. (derogatory) 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!

2. (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 or f
• Latin: gurdus m
• Maori: rorewaru
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• 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: imbecil
• Swedish: dummerjöns (sv)

Anagrams

• FAO, Foa, OFA, fao, of a