oaf

Noun

Meaning

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

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Examples

Now I'm a blithering oaf hanging on to the coatsleeves of commerciality. Robert Plant

Brock is a lovable oaf of a man that's only gotten better as Pokémon has gone on and fans have proved their love for the character through cosplay. Source: Internet

And you’re an ill-mannered and offensive oaf, whom I hope I’ll never have the misfortune to run into again! Source: Internet

“Just because Trump is a vulgar boorish oaf, it does NOT justify trying yo overturn the result of an election on totally spurious pseudo-legalistic grounds.” Source: Internet

The believer-in-common-sense in me wants to think there’s no way this evil clown, a science-denying, remorseless oaf who has had more than 225,000 Americans die of COVID-19 on his watch, could possibly prevail. Source: Internet

It was a minor goof, but it was enough to prompt the New York Times to refer to Roberts as the "Oaf of Office" and necessitate a second swearing in. Source: Internet

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