English-Thai Dictionary

oaf

N คนโง่  คน ทึ่ม  คน ซุ่มซ่าม  คน เซ่อ  idiot fool clod brains kon-ngo

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

OAF

n.[said to be a corruption of ouph or elf, a fairy or demon, and to denote a foolish child left by fairies in the place of one of better intellects which they steal. ] 1. A changeling; a foolish child left by fairies in the place of another.
2. A dolt; an idiot; a blockhead.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

OAF

Oaf, n. Etym: [See Auf. ]

 

Defn: Originally, an elf's child; a changeling left by fairies or goblins; hence, a deformed or foolish child; a simpleton; an idiot.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

oaf

oaf |ōf oʊf | ▶noun a stupid, uncultured, or clumsy person. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: variant of obsolete auf, from Old Norse álfr ‘elf. ’ The original meaning was ‘elf's child, changeling, ’ later ‘idiot child ’ and ‘halfwit, ’ generalized in the current sense.

 

Oxford Dictionary

oaf

oaf |əʊf | ▶noun a man who is rough or clumsy and unintelligent. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: variant of obsolete auf, from Old Norse álfr ‘elf ’. The original meaning was ‘elf's child, changeling ’, later ‘idiot child ’ and ‘halfwit ’, generalized in the current sense.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

oaf

oaf noun the oaf upstairs with his television on full blast: lout, boor, barbarian, Neanderthal, churl, bumpkin, yokel; fool, dolt, dullard; informal idiot, imbecile, moron, halfwit, cretin, ass, jackass, goon, yahoo, ape, baboon, clod, blockhead, meathead, meatball, bonehead, knucklehead, chucklehead, lamebrain, palooka, lug, bozo, boob, chowderhead, lummox, galoot, klutz, goofus, doofus, dork, turkey, dingbat; Brit. informal twit, nerk, git, yob; archaic lubber.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

oaf

oaf noun the thoughtless actions of a few loud-mouthed oafs: lout, boor, barbarian, Neanderthal, churl, clown, gawk, hulk, bumpkin, yokel; fool, dolt, dullard; Irish bosthoon; informal idiot, imbecile, halfwit, cretin, ass, jackass, goon, jerk, oik, yahoo, ape, gorilla, baboon, bear, lump, clodhopper, clod, blockhead, meathead, bonehead, chucklehead, knucklehead, lamebrain; informal, dated muttonhead, noddy, hobbledehoy; Brit. informal clot, twit, twonk, numpty, muppet, plonker, berk, prat, pillock, wally, git, wazzock, nerk, dork, yob, yobbo, chav; Scottish informal nyaff, sumph, gowk, galoot; Irish informal gobdaw; N. Amer. informal bozo, schmuck, boob, lamer, chowderhead, dumbhead, lummox, klutz, putz, schlemiel, gink, cluck, ding-dong, wiener, weeny, dip, spud, coot, palooka, poop, squarehead, hick, goofus, clunk, dingleberry, turkey, stumblebum; Austral. informal dingbat, alec, galah, nong, bogan, poon, boofhead, drongo, dill; S. African informal skate, mompara; vulgar slang dickhead, fuckwit, fuckhead, shit for brains, dildo; Brit. vulgar slang arsehole, arse, dick, tit, tosser; Irish vulgar slang gobshite; archaic clodpole, lubber.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

oaf

oaf /oʊf /名詞 C ｟非難して ｠(通例男性の )愚か者, でくのぼう, 無礼者 .