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oaf

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3 lettersPronunciation /əʊf/Part of speech nounSorted afoStarts with OEnds with F0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. an awkward stupid person

Word origin

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

Used in a sentence

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

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