Oaf

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /əʊf/
• US IPA: /oÊŠf/
• Rhymes: -əʊf

Alternative forms

• auf

Origin

From auf, Old Norse

Webster 1913|auf

álfr ("elf") ( >

Norwegian bokmål alv). Akin to German Alb ("incubus").

Full definition of oaf

Noun

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

Synonyms

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

Derived terms

• oafish

Anagrams

• fao, FAO
• of a