Oaf
noun
A stupid, clumsy person.
Don't be such an oaf, pick up your mess.
Often appears as...
- act like an oaf
- be such an oaf
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
A stupid, clumsy person.
Don't be such an oaf, pick up your mess.
Often appears as...
- act like an oaf
- be such an oaf
Usage tips
Disapproving
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
Using 'oaf' implies a strong negative opinion about someone's behavior or intelligence.
He was being an oaf, disrupting the whole class with his loud behavior.
Pro Tip 2/3Informal Usage
'Oaf' is informal and could be rude if used in polite company or formal situations.
I whispered to my friend that the waiter was being an oaf for dropping the dishes.
Pro Tip 3/3Personal Insult
Calling someone an 'oaf' directly can be very offensive; it's best used humorously or among friends.
She laughed and called me a clumsy oaf when I tripped over my own feet.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
Using 'oaf' implies a strong negative opinion about someone's behavior or intelligence.
He was being an oaf, disrupting the whole class with his loud behavior.
Pro Tip 2/3Informal Usage
'Oaf' is informal and could be rude if used in polite company or formal situations.
I whispered to my friend that the waiter was being an oaf for dropping the dishes.
Pro Tip 3/3Personal Insult
Calling someone an 'oaf' directly can be very offensive; it's best used humorously or among friends.
She laughed and called me a clumsy oaf when I tripped over my own feet.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
Using 'oaf' implies a strong negative opinion about someone's behavior or intelligence.
He was being an oaf, disrupting the whole class with his loud behavior.
Pro Tip 2/3Informal Usage
'Oaf' is informal and could be rude if used in polite company or formal situations.
I whispered to my friend that the waiter was being an oaf for dropping the dishes.
Pro Tip 3/3Personal Insult
Calling someone an 'oaf' directly can be very offensive; it's best used humorously or among friends.
She laughed and called me a clumsy oaf when I tripped over my own feet.
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Safari Live - Day 269 PIPE...
be short trunks son he can't have got that big that quickly could he I can't remember what you know I've been just as guilty I've always paid more attention to short trunk and oaf and her females in the group and not
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 269 PIPE...
be short trunks son he can't have got that big that quickly could he I can't remember what you know I've been just as guilty I've always paid more attention to short trunk and oaf and her females in the group and not
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Quote examples
Rory Bremner
British Comedian
Maybe we like our politicians to appear like bumbling oafs. It certainly never did Ronald Reagan or George Bush any harm. The Italians still seem enamoured of Silvio Berlusconi - a man whose entry into a room is less likely to be greeted with the Italian national anthem than by the Benny Hill theme tune.
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Pete Hamill
American Journalist
One thing I learned working at the Brooklyn Navy Yard was to be on time. If the day begins at 8 A.M., be there early, get there, punch the time clock; don't just stand there like an oaf.
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Robert Plant
British Musician
Now I'm a blithering oaf hanging on to the coatsleeves of commerciality.
Quote examples
Rory Bremner
British Comedian
Maybe we like our politicians to appear like bumbling oafs. It certainly never did Ronald Reagan or George Bush any harm. The Italians still seem enamoured of Silvio Berlusconi - a man whose entry into a room is less likely to be greeted with the Italian national anthem than by the Benny Hill theme tune.
Quote examples
Pete Hamill
American Journalist
One thing I learned working at the Brooklyn Navy Yard was to be on time. If the day begins at 8 A.M., be there early, get there, punch the time clock; don't just stand there like an oaf.
Quote examples
Robert Plant
British Musician
Now I'm a blithering oaf hanging on to the coatsleeves of commerciality.
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