WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
oaf /oʊf/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
oaf•ish•ly, adv.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- a crudely clumsy or stupid person.
oaf•ish•ly, adv.
oaf
(ōf ),USA pronunciation n.
oaf′ish, adj.
oaf′ish•ly, adv.
oaf′ish•ness, n.
- a clumsy, stupid person;
lout. - a simpleton;
dunce;
blockhead. - [Archaic.]
- a deformed or mentally deficient child.
- a changeling.
- 1615–25; variant of auf, Middle English alfe, Old English ælf elf; cognate with German Alp nightmare
oaf′ish•ly, adv.
oaf′ish•ness, n.
- 1. churl, boor. 2. dolt, ninny.