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語源

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

発音

• (英国発音) IPA: /əʊf/
• (米国発音) IPA: /oʊf/
• 韻: -əʊf

名詞

oaf (plural oafs or oaves)

1. (derogatory) A person, especially a large male, who is clumsy or a simpleton.

   Ouch! You dropped that box on my feet, you lumbering oaf!

2. (dated, derogatory) An ill-mannered person; a boor.
   • 1934, Ernest Bramah, The Bravo of London:

     I hope you haven't been thinking me an awful oaf for not writing to thank you for so many jolly games after I left Tapsfield?

3. (obsolete) An elf's child; a changeling left by fairies or goblins, hence, a deformed or foolish child.

同意語

• (clumsy or idiotic person): dummy, galoot, imbecile, lout, moron, fool; see also Thesaurus:unskilled person
• (elf's child): auf, swapling

派生語

参照

• “oaf”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “oaf”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
• Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “oaf”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Further reading

• “oaf”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

アナグラム

• FAO, Foa, OFA, fao, of a