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Oaf


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Etymology[edit]

From auf,[1] Old Norse álfr (“elf”) (whence Norwegian Bokmål alv). Doublet of alf and elf.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (UK) IPA(key): /əʊf/
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)
  • (US) IPA(key): /oʊf/
  • Rhymes: -əʊf

Noun[edit]

oaf (plural oafs or oaves)

  1. (derogatory) A person, especially a large male, who is clumsy or a simpleton.
    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.

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References[edit]

  1. ^ “auf”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Further reading[edit]

  • “oaf”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

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