Oaf

Noun

 * 1)  An elf's child; a changeling left by fairies or goblins, hence, a deformed or foolish child.
 * 2)  A person, especially a large male, who is clumsy or a simpleton; an idiot.
 * Ouch! You dropped that box on my feet, you lumbering oaf!

Synonyms

 * (clumsy or idiotic person): dummy, galoot, imbecile, lout, moron, fool

Derived terms

 * oafish

Thesaurus
babe, baboon, beast, blockhead, blunderbuss, blunderer, blunderhead, boob, booby, boor, botcher, bruiser, brute, bull, bumbler, bumpkin, bungler, child, child of nature, chump, clod, clodhopper, clodknocker, clot, clown, dolt, dolthead, dove, dub, dupe, fathead, fumbler, galoot, gaum, gawk, gawky, gorilla, gowk, hayseed, hick, hulk, infant, ingenue, innocent, klutz, lamb, lobster, looby, lout, lubber, lug, lummox, lump, meathead, mere child, missing link, noble savage, ox, palooka, rube, simple soul, slob, slouch, slubberer, unsophisticate, yokel

Alternative forms

 * auf

Etymology
From auf, álfr: ( > Norwegian bokmål alv:). Akin to German Alb:.

Translations

 * Italian:
 * Portuguese: ,


 * Spanish: manazas

Anagrams

 * fao, FAO
 * of a