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as in hulk
a big clumsy often slow-witted person
it's not polite to call your brother a stupid oaf
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as in idiot
a stupid person
anyone who took him for an oaf and tried to cheat him would be in for a nasty surprise
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Recent Examples of oaf
The pope, played by Samora la Perdida, is a mincing oaf who bickers with Galas about the value of translating Wagner.
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Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
19 Sep. 2025
Hackman’s aggravation early on that directors didn’t seek out and exploit his comic and even improv talents was handled unforgettably in his portrayal of Superman villain Lex Luthor, a flamboyant oaf of Trumpian proportions.
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Fred Schruers,
IndieWire,
27 Feb. 2025
As women have enjoyed more economic opportunities, they’re less often forced to marry some oaf who gets violent after a few drinks — and, anyway, what self-respecting woman with independent means would want to marry, say, a fan of Andrew Tate?
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Nicholas Kristof,
The Mercury News,
2 Apr. 2024
However, the main resident of the island where the adventure takes place is — surprise, surprise — the large and lethargic blueish oaf known as Snorlax.
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Eric Lagatta,
USA TODAY,
7 July 2023
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Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
19 Sep. 2025
Hackman’s aggravation early on that directors didn’t seek out and exploit his comic and even improv talents was handled unforgettably in his portrayal of Superman villain Lex Luthor, a flamboyant oaf of Trumpian proportions.
—
Fred Schruers,
IndieWire,
27 Feb. 2025
As women have enjoyed more economic opportunities, they’re less often forced to marry some oaf who gets violent after a few drinks — and, anyway, what self-respecting woman with independent means would want to marry, say, a fan of Andrew Tate?
—
Nicholas Kristof,
The Mercury News,
2 Apr. 2024
However, the main resident of the island where the adventure takes place is — surprise, surprise — the large and lethargic blueish oaf known as Snorlax.
—
Eric Lagatta,
USA TODAY,
7 July 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oaf
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The hulk has made it to the Seaport once — in September 2024 when it was towed to Pier 17 for a Tommy Hilfiger Fashion Week event.
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But Lobo isn't some mindless arrogant hulk out to impose his indomitable will.
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Mantzoukas was willing to look like a maniac and a moron in equal measure.
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Lluís then calls Puig Antich a moron.
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There, by definition, each match has to have a winner and a loser, so any match that ends in a draw proceeds to two 15-minute periods of overtime, and, if that fails to untie the score, a penalty kick shootout.
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The loser of Saturday’s match in Kansas City will finish third in this group.
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My dad has always said the lottery is a tax on the stupid.
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The scale of the headloss was best summed up by Luis Suarez attempting to reason with Messi, before the Argentine did anything on the Suarez scale of stupid.
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Far from lumps of rock, the trojans, along with DJ and Dinkinesh (which is the Ethiopian name for the Lucy fossil), are windows into the past, and the storytellers of the Earth's most ancient history.
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Rather than receiving a lump-sum loan upfront, borrowers can access a credit line as needed during the draw period (up to the credit limit).
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There are big box store flash mobs, horses, prat falls and, of course, lots and lots of screaming.
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As Ray Winstone might say, what a prat.
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The league’s most popular player has become its biggest lout.
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There’s a maddening human truth tucked into the fact that everyone — from Lebedev’s forceful, hopeful young daughter Sasha (Maya Shoham) to the lout Borkin, whom Labbadia embodies irresistibly as a kind of Bronx-y hustler — is drawn to this man in free fall.
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The cannister featured an image of an angry mutt with saliva dripping from its jaws.
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Not that hard to leave the little mutts at home for the grocery store trip.
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“Oaf.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oaf. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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