oaf
noun
[ əʊf ]
• a man who is rough or clumsy and unintelligent.
• "they are just big, clumsy oafs"
Similar:
lout,
boor,
barbarian,
Neanderthal,
churl,
clown,
gawk,
hulk,
bumpkin,
yokel,
fool,
dolt,
dullard,
bosthoon,
idiot,
imbecile,
halfwit,
cretin,
jackass,
goon,
jerk,
yahoo,
ape,
gorilla,
baboon,
bear,
lump,
clodhopper,
clod,
blockhead,
meathead,
bonehead,
chucklehead,
knucklehead,
lamebrain,
muttonhead,
noddy,
hobbledehoy,
clot,
twit,
twonk,
numpty,
muppet,
plonker,
ass,
berk,
prat,
pillock,
oik,
wally,
git,
wazzock,
nerk,
yob,
yobbo,
chav,
nyaff,
sumph,
gowk,
galoot,
gobdaw,
bozo,
schmuck,
boob,
lamer,
chowderhead,
dumbhead,
lummox,
dork,
klutz,
putz,
schlemiel,
gink,
cluck,
ding-dong,
wiener,
weeny,
dip,
spud,
coot,
palooka,
poop,
squarehead,
hick,
goofus,
clunk,
dingleberry,
turkey,
stumblebum,
dingbat,
alec,
galah,
nong,
bogan,
poon,
boofhead,
drongo,
dill,
skate,
mompara,
Origin:
early 17th century: 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.
