oaf

oaf

noun \ˈōf\

plural oafs

Definition of OAF

1

: a stupid person : boob

2

: a big clumsy slow-witted person

— oaf·ish \ˈō-fish\ adjective

— oaf·ish·ly adverb

— oaf·ish·ness noun

Examples of OAF

1. <it's not polite to call your brother a stupid oaf>
2. <anyone who took him for an oaf and tried to cheat him would be in for a nasty surprise>

Origin of OAF

alteration of auf, alfe goblin's child, probably from Middle English alven, elven elf, fairy, from Old English elfen nymphs; akin to Old English ælf elf — more at elf

First Known Use: 1625

Related to OAF

Synonyms

clod, clodhopper, gawk, hulk, lout, lubber, lug, lump, Neanderthal, palooka

Antonyms

brain, genius

Related Words

muttonhead; chump, loser, schlemiel (also shlemiel), turkey; slouch; airhead, birdbrain, blockhead, blunderer, bonehead, bubblehead, chowderhead, chucklehead, clodpoll (or clodpole), clot [British], cluck, clunk, cuddy (or cuddie) [British dialect], deadhead, dim bulb [slang], dimwit, dip, dodo, dolt, donkey, doofus [slang], dope, dork [slang], dullard, dumbbell, dumbhead, dum-dum, dummkopf, dummy, dunce, dunderhead, fathead, galoot [slang], gander, golem, goof, goon, half-wit, hammerhead, hardhead, idiot, ignoramus, imbecile, jackass, know-nothing, knucklehead, lamebrain, loggerhead [chiefly dialect], loon, lump, lunkhead, meathead, mome [archaic], moron, mug [chiefly British], mutt, natural, nimrod [slang], nincompoop, ninny, ninnyhammer, nit [chiefly British], nitwit, noddy, noodle, numskull (or numbskull), pinhead, prat [British], ratbag [chiefly Australian], saphead, schlub (also shlub) [slang], schnook [slang], simp, simpleton, stock, stupe, stupid, thickhead, turkey, woodenhead, yahoo, yo-yo; anthropoid, ape, beast, boor, brute, cad, churl, clown, creep, cretin, cur, heel, louse, skunk, snake, stinker, tyke (also tike) [chiefly British], villain; booby, fool, goose, loony (also looney), lunatic, madman, nut; featherbrain, scatterbrain; rascal, rogue, scamp

Near Antonyms

brain, brainiac, egghead, genius, intellectual, sage, thinker, whiz, wizard

Rhymes with OAF

loaf, qoph