oaf

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /əʊf/
• (America) IPA: /oʊf/

Noun

oaf (plural oafs)

1. (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!

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

Translations

• French: dadais
• Italian: imbecille
• Portuguese: imbecil, idiota
• Russian: болва́н
• Spanish: imbecil

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