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Auf  n.  (Also spelled oaf, ouphe)  A changeling or elf child, that is, one left by fairies; a deformed or foolish child; a simpleton; an oaf. (Obs.)


Oaf  n.  
1.
Originally, an elf's child; a changeling left by fairies or goblins; hence, a deformed or foolish child; a simpleton; an idiot.
2.
A clumsy or awkward person.
Synonyms: klutz, clod, lummox, stumblebum.





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"Oaf" Quotes from Famous Books



... to. He's spent enormous sums. At times it's been near to crippling me. But I can't keep it up. He's got to go. Besides, the big, drunken oaf is a disgrace to me. I can't afford to be associated ...
— The Side Of The Angels - A Novel • Basil King
... night come dey say we hev der great victorie made. I doand know. Vhat do I see von der bettle? Noddun. Den we gedt oop und maerch und maerch alle night, und in der morgen we hear dose cennon egain, hell oaf der way, far-off, I doand know vhair. Budt, nef'r mindt. Bretty qnick, ach, Gott—" his face flamed scarlet, "Ach, du lieber Gott! Bretty zoon, dere wass der Kaiser, glose bei, und Fritz, Unzer Fritz. Bei Gott, den I go grazy, ...
— The Octopus • Frank Norris
... some amiable exclamations, 'The oaf!' 'What a bore!' 'He has spoilt my sky!' 'I shan't finish this to-day!' 'Shall we order a carriage and take him to the office; we can't have him on our hands all the afternoon?' 'And we might get the new ...
— Chantry House • Charlotte M. Yonge
... pavilion, so far forgetting himself in his pleasure as to swing about his bat like a tennis-racket. What thunderous applause he received! It was his last term, and his last match. And I am glad that the final picture, which our memory preserves of White alive, shows us the sterling oaf departing after a glorious innings, surrounded by uproarious school-fellows, and smiling as only the righteous can. Grand old boy, may we meet ...
— Tell England - A Study in a Generation • Ernest Raymond
... he doesn't know; and I don't care. (Violently.) Be off, you oaf. (Christy runs out. Richard adds, a little shamefacedly) ...
— The Devil's Disciple • George Bernard Shaw


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