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oaf

[ohf]
–noun
1. a clumsy, stupid person; lout.
2. a simpleton; dunce; blockhead.
3. Archaic.
a. a deformed or mentally deficient child.
b. a changeling.

Origin:
1615–25; var. of auf, ME alfe, OE ælf elf; c. G Alp nightmare


oafish, adjective
oaf⋅ish⋅ly, adverb
oaf⋅ish⋅ness, noun


1. churl, boor. 2. dolt, ninny.
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oaf   (ōf)   
n.  A person regarded as stupid or clumsy.

[Old Norse alfr, elf, silly person; see albho- in Indo-European roots.]
oaf'ish adj., oaf'ish·ly adv., oaf'ish·ness n.
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