WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
oaf /oʊf/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. a crudely clumsy or stupid person.
oaf•ish, adj. 
oaf•ish•ly, adv. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
oaf  (ōf ),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a clumsy, stupid person;
    lout.
  2. a simpleton;
    dunce;
    blockhead.
  3. [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
oafish, adj. 
oafish•ly, adv. 
oafish•ness, n. 
    1. churl, boor. 2. dolt, ninny.

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