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oaf
[ ohf ]
/ oÊŠf /
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noun
a clumsy, stupid person; lout.
a simpleton; dunce; blockhead.
Archaic.
- a deformed or mentally deficient child.
- a changeling.
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Origin of oaf
1615–25; variant of auf,Middle English alfe,Old English ælfelf; cognate with German Alp nightmare
synonym study for oaf
1. See boorish.
OTHER WORDS FROM oaf
oafish, adjectiveoaf·ish·ly, adverboaf·ish·ness, nounWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH oaf
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British Dictionary definitions for oaf
oaf
/ (əʊf) /
noun
a stupid or loutish person
Derived forms of oaf
oafish, adjectiveoafishly, adverboafishness, nounWord Origin for oaf
C17: variant of Old English ælf elf
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