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Definition of "oaf" []

  • A person regarded as stupid or clumsy. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "oaf" in a sentence
  • "This bulbous oaf is richer than his breakfast cheesecake."
  • "We are only groping toward the effective expression oaf democratic doctrine, and today what do we see?"
  • "If you don't make her warm enough for wiving, you're an oaf, which is not in my blood -- nor your mother's, to be honest."