oaf

oaf
n
1. dunce, dolt, dullard, blockhead, dunderhead, dunderpate, clodpate, loggerhead, thickhead, fathead, numskull, bonehead, Inf. knucklehead, Inf. deadhead, Sl. lunkhead, Sl. meathead, Sl. meatball, Sl. lardhead, Sl. dummkopf, Sl. stupidhead, Sl. zombie. See dullard.
2. simpleton, Simple Simon, ninny, nincompoop, ninnyhammer, fool, tomfool, nitwit, chucklehead, saphead, ass, donkey, Inf. coot, Inf. chump, Inf. jay, Sl. yo-yo, Sl. goon, Sl. flake, Sl. ding-a-ling, Sl. bird-brain; All Sl. boob, booby, noodle, nudnik, jerk, schmuck.
3. lout, clod, clodhopper, clodpoll, looby, gawk, ox, bull in a china shop, lubber, Inf. lummox, Inf. goop, Inf. duffer, Sl. clunker, Sl. lug, Sl. palooka, Sl. galoot, Sl. schlepp, Sl. schlemiel, Brit. Sl. joskin; bumbler, fumbler, boggier, bungler, botcher, blunderer, Inf. butterfingers, Inf. duffer, Sl. klutz, Sl. stumblebum; churl, boor, yokel, bumpkin, hawbuck, Dial. lumpkin, Often Disparaging. hillbilly, Disparaging. bogtrotter, Inf. chawbacon, Sl. hick, Sl. rube, Sl. hayseed, Sl. hoosier.
4. deformed child, freak, monster; slow learner, special or exceptional child or student, retardate, moron, imbecile, idiot, half-wit, Sl. dimwit, Sl. retard, Sl. retread.
5. changeling, waif, orphan, foster child, stray

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  • OAF — ÖAF ÖAF est un constructeur de poids lourds autrichien, issu de la scission de Austro FIAT en 1921. ÖAF a été créé par FIAT en 1907 et est aujourd hui intégré dans le groupe allemand MAN. Histoire d ÖAF En 1907, Fiat créa une filiale en Autriche… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • ÖAF — est un constructeur de poids lourds autrichien, issu de la scission de Austro FIAT en 1921. ÖAF a été créé par FIAT en 1907 et est aujourd hui intégré dans le groupe allemand MAN. Histoire En 1907, Fiat créa une filiale en Autriche qui s est d… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • oaf — oaf; oaf·ish; oaf·ish·ly; oaf·ish·ness; …   English syllables

  • Oaf — ([=o]f), 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] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • oaf — [əuf US ouf] n [Date: 1600 1700; : Old Norse; Origin: alfr elf ] someone who is stupid or awkward, especially a man >oafish adj …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • oaf — [ ouf ] noun count a man who is not sensitive or THOUGHTFUL and who behaves in a rude or unpleasant way …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • oaf — (n.) 1620s, auf, oph (modern form from 1630s), a changeling; a foolish child left by the fairies [Johnson], from a Scandinavian source, Cf. Norw. alfr silly person, in Old Norse, elf (see ELF (Cf. elf)). Hence, a misbegotten, deformed idiot.… …   Etymology dictionary

  • oaf — has the plural form oafs …   Modern English usage

  • oaf — [n] person who is clumsy, stupid beast, blunderer, bruiser, brute, chump*, clod, clown, dolt, dumb ox*, dunce, fool, goon*, idiot, imbecile, klutz*, loser, lout*, moron, nincompoop*, ox*, sap*, simpleton; concept 412 Ant. handyman …   New thesaurus

  • oaf — ► NOUN ▪ a stupid, boorish, or clumsy man. DERIVATIVES oafish adjective. ORIGIN originally in the sense «elf s child, changeling», later «idiot child»: from Old Norse, elf …   English terms dictionary

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