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English
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From auf,[1] Old Norse álfr (“elf”) (whence Norwegian Bokmål alv). Doublet of alf and elf.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]- (derogatory) A person, especially a large male, who is clumsy or a simpleton.
- Ouch! You dropped that box on my feet, you lumbering oaf!
- (obsolete) An elf's child; a changeling left by fairies or goblins, hence, a deformed or foolish child.
Synonyms
[edit]- (clumsy or idiotic person): dummy, galoot, imbecile, lout, moron, fool; see also Thesaurus:unskilled person
- (elf's child): auf, swapling
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]imbecile
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References
[edit]- ^ “auf”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Further reading
[edit]- “oaf”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
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