What is another word for oaf?
Pronunciation:
[ ˈə͡ʊf], [ ˈəʊf], [ ˈəʊ_f]
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Similar words for oaf:
- boor (noun)
- bumpkin (noun)
- bungler (noun)
- churl (noun)
- clod (noun)
- clodhopper (noun)
- ding-dong (noun)
- dumbo (noun)
- dunce (noun)
- fool (noun)
- gawk (noun)
- geek (noun)
- klutz (noun)
- lout (noun)
- lubber (noun)
- lump (noun)
- nerd (noun)
- other relevant words (noun)
- simpleton (noun)
- other relevant words (verb)
- other synonyms
- lout
- other relevant words (noun)
Synonyms for Oaf:
n.
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- prodigal,
- rogue,
- cad,
- pup,
- son of a gun,
- misogynist,
- villain.
- botcher,
- bonehead,
- butter-fingers,
- clod,
- clodhopper,
- yokel,
- fumbler,
- dolt,
- bungler,
- blunder-head,
- bumbler.
- turkey,
- dumb ox,
- innocents,
- softhead,
- tomfool,
- halfwit,
- illiterates,
- lamebrain,
- fatheads,
- ding-dong,
- Mooncalf,
- ninny,
- goose,
- sillies,
- simpleton,
- twerps,
- fathead,
- Geese,
- schmo,
- gooses,
- fools,
- twerp.
- gawk.
- nerd.
- slob.
- lump.
- jakes,
- dorks,
- knucklehead,
- lame-brain,
- knuckleheads,
- goon,
- plowman,
- boor,
- idiot,
- vulgarians,
- scatterbrain,
- dork,
- oxen,
- knothead,
- birdbrains,
- churl,
- clown,
- dunderheads,
- goof,
- hardheads,
- dodo,
- half-wit,
- dunderhead,
- simples,
- beefhead,
- dummkopf,
- goof ball,
- harebrain,
- lummox,
- ox,
- moron,
- jerk,
- scatterbrains,
- Hardhead,
- dingdong,
- Jake,
- DUMBO,
- bucolics,
- Dodoes,
- birdbrain,
- bumpkin,
- lunkhead,
- vulgarian,
- lame-brains,
- rube,
- lamebrains,
- dodos,
- schnook,
- noodles,
- clumsy person,
- oxes,
- blunderbuss,
- schnooks,
- meathead,
- lightweights,
- blockhead,
- hinds,
- hind.
v.
• Other relevant words: (verb)- fool.
Other synonyms:
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- meatball.
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- lug.
- lout.
- hood,
- dullard,
- awkward one,
- lowbrow,
- Gowk,
- vegetable,
- nitwit,
- Country cousin,
- numbskull,
- swab,
- dum-dum,
- bubblehead,
- booby,
- cluster,
- dove,
- lamb,
- yahoo,
- Doit,
- clodpole,
- boofhead,
- Git,
- changeling,
- ape,
- hick,
- babe,
- dimwit,
- landlubber,
- Dunderpate,
- GAUM,
- clot,
- loser,
- glob,
- ignoramus,
- berk,
- thickhead,
- Clodpate,
- Unsophisticate,
- gorilla,
- skinhead,
- beast,
- Ninnyhammer,
- buffoon,
- twit,
- galoot,
- loggerhead,
- ball,
- prat,
- countrywoman,
- Auf,
- muggins,
- golem,
- stick,
- strong-armer,
- bog-trotter,
- gawky,
- yob,
- dummy,
- bucolic,
- pig,
- boob,
- lobster,
- naif,
- schlub,
- slouch,
- calf,
- serf,
- awkward person,
- swelling,
- yo-yo,
- buzzard,
- put,
- dub,
- hooligan,
- pinhead,
- silly,
- bruiser,
- schmuck,
- chowderhead,
- nit,
- hammerhead,
- stock,
- zombie,
- clump,
- stumblebum,
- provincial,
- woodenhead,
- Sawney,
- tough,
- Stupe,
- sap,
- vandal,
- yobbo,
- Grobian,
- jay,
- missing link,
- doodle,
- muzhik,
- dunce,
- knuckle-head,
- pillock,
- imbecile,
- twirp,
- rustic,
- Noddy,
- deadhead,
- bull,
- palooka,
- punk,
- ass,
- countryman,
- blunderer,
- thug,
- Blunderhead,
- ruffian,
- Ninny-hammer,
- dupe,
- duffer,
- landsman,
- hoodlum,
- numskull,
- brute,
- oafish,
- worker,
- awkward lout,
- Tony,
- chump,
- nincompoop,
- baboon,
- toughie,
- loon,
- dumbhead,
- Numps,
- nimrod,
- jackass,
- chunk,
- hunk,
- dope,
- infant,
- retard,
- swain,
- block,
- Dumb-bell,
- goop,
- farmer,
- child,
- mujik,
- colt,
- simple soul,
- barbarian,
- Lown,
- fellah,
- noble savage,
- incompetent,
- donkey,
- hoyden,
- Mome,
- neanderthal,
- hayseed,
- Looby,
- peasant,
- mutt,
- ratbag,
- Chucklehead,
- innocent,
- puffiness,
- peon.
How to use "Oaf" in context?
1. There are a few words that elicit an affectionate response, but "oaf" is one of them. Originally meaning someone who is clumsy or silly, the word has evolved to denote a funny or likeable person. Even people who would typically be considered unapproachable can be endearing if they are oafs.
2. Oafs are often quick with a joke, and can be counted on to make you laugh. They also have a fund of knowledge that they're happy to share, whether it's about trivia or something more serious.
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