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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
oaf \oaf\ =of, n. see auf.
1. originally, an elf's child; a changeling left by fairies
or goblins; hence, a deformed or foolish child; a
simpleton; an idiot.
1913 webster
2. a clumsy or awkward person.
syn: klutz, clod, lummox, stumblebum.
pjc
see also:
auf
- [2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
auf \auf\ addf, n. oe. auph, aulf, fr. icel. =alfr elf.
see elf. also spelt oaf, ouphe.
a changeling or elf child, -- that is, one left by fairies; a
deformed or foolish child; a simpleton; an oaf. obs.
--drayton.
1913 webster
see also:
elf oaf ouphe
- [3] : WordNet (r) 2.0
oaf
n : an awkward stupid person syn: lout, clod, stumblebum,
goon, lubber, lummox, lump, gawk
see also:
lout clod stumblebum goon lubber lummox
lump gawk
- [4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
66 moby thesaurus words for "oaf":
babe, baboon, beast, blockhead, blunderbuss, blunderer,
blunderhead, boob, booby, boor, botcher, bruiser, brute, bull,
bumbler, bumpkin, bungler, child, child of nature, chump, clod,
clodhopper, clodknocker, clot, clown, dolt, dolthead, dove, dub,
dupe, fathead, fumbler, galoot, gaum, gawk, gawky, gorilla, gowk,
hayseed, hick, hulk, infant, ingenue, innocent, klutz, lamb,
lobster, looby, lout, lubber, lug, lummox, lump, meathead,
mere child, missing link, noble savage, ox, palooka, rube,
simple soul, slob, slouch, slubberer, unsophisticate, yokel
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