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oaf

Pronunciation: /əʊf/

The English word “oaf” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A person, especially a large male, who is clumsy or a simpleton.
  2. An ill-mannered person; a boor.
  3. An elf's child; a changeling left by fairies or goblins, hence, a deformed or foolish child.

Etymology

Variant of awf, aufe, probably from Old Norse álfr (“elf”) (whence Norwegian Bokmål alv). Doublet of alf and elf.

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