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Webster's 1913 Dictionary\Oaf\ ([=o]f), n. [See {Auf}.] Originally, an elf's child; a changeling left by fairies or goblins; hence, a deformed or foolish child; a simpleton; an idiot.
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| Pronunciation: | owf | ||
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| Definition: | [n] an awkward stupid person | ||
| Synonyms: | clod, gawk, goon, klutz, lout, lubber, lummox, lump, stumblebum | ||
| See Also: | clumsy person | ||
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| Definition: | \Oaf\ ([=o]f), n. [See {Auf}.] Originally, an elf's child; a changeling left by fairies or goblins; hence, a deformed or foolish child; a simpleton; an idiot. | ||
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| Related Terms: | babe, baboon, beast, blockhead, blunderbuss, blunderer, blunderhead, boob, booby, boor, botcher, bruiser, brute, bull, bumbler, bumpkin, bungler, child, child of nature, chump, clod, clodhopper, clodknocker, clot, clown, dolt, dolthead, dove, dub, dupe, fathead, fumbler, galoot, gaum, gawk, gawky, gorilla, gowk, hayseed, hick, hulk, infant, ingenue, innocent, klutz, lamb, lobster, looby, lout, lubber, lug, lummox, lump, meathead, mere child, missing link, noble savage, ox, palooka, rube, simple soul, slob, slouch, slubberer, unsophisticate, yokel | ||
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