oaf
Meaning
- A person, especially a large male, who is clumsy or a simpleton.
- (obsolete) An elf's child; a changeling left by fairies or goblins, hence, a deformed or foolish child.
Synonyms
smoking pipe
scum bag
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/əʊf/
Etymology
From auf, Old Norse álfr (“elf”) (whence Norwegian Bokmål alv). Doublet of alf and elf.
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