oafn.¹

Brit.

/əʊf/, U.S.

/oʊf/

Inflections: Plural oafs, oaves.

Forms: 1600s oafe, 1600s–1700s oaff, 1600s–1700s oph, 1700s oaph, 1700s– oaf, 1800s– hoaf (English regional).

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: aufe n.

Etymology: Variant of aufe n. Compare earlier ouphe n.

Originally: † an elf's child, a changeling; = ouphe n. (obsolete). In later use: a fool, a stupid person; a large, clumsy man or boy; a rude and boorish (esp. male) person.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > fairy or elf > [noun] > changeling

changeling1584

ouphea1616

aufe1621

oaf1638

killcrop1652

the world > health and disease > mental health > mental illness > mental deficiency > [noun] > person

congeonc1285

idiota1400

foola1425

natural foolc1450

natural idiot1497

natural1533

changeling1577

weakling1577

mooncalf1586

slimslack1600

aufe1621

oaf1638

weak-wit1656

underwit1682

imbecile1830

ament1871

unfortunate1881

balmy1903

subnormal1905

deficient1906

retard1909

retardate1912

retarded1912

mopoke1946

retardee1956

mong1980

the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > stupid, foolish, or inadequate person > stupid person, dolt, blockhead > lout, oaf, booby > [noun]

lubber1362

looby1377

howfing?a1513

slouch?1518

bowberta1522

knuckylbonyarda1529

lob1533

lout1548

patch1549

hoballa1556

lilburnea1556

lobcocka1556

chub1558

hick1565

lourd1579

peasant1581

clown1583

lubbard1586

lumberer1593

lump1597

blooterc1600

boobyc1600

lob-coat1604

hoy1607

bacon-brainsa1635

alcatote1638

oaf1638

kelf1665

brute1670

dowf1722

gawky1724

chuckle1731

chuckle-head1731

John Trott1753

stega1823

lummoxa1825

gawk1837

country jakea1854

guffin1862

galoot1866

stot1877

lobster1896

mutt1900

palooka1920

schlub1950

1638 J. Ford Fancies iv. 54 I am..an Oafe, a simple Alcatote, an Innocent.

1640 J. Fletcher & J. Shirley Night-walker i. sig. C2 Free us both from the feare of breeding fooles And ophs, got by this shaddow.

1682 A. Radcliffe News from Hell in Ramble 7 T'other day a silly Oafe Instead of Jove did call on Jofe.

a1692 T. Shadwell Volunteers (1693) ii. i. 18 Begone you sawcy Oafe.

1702 D. Defoe Good Advice to Ladies 110 Every word he spoke was like an Oph.

1708 Brit. Apollo 1–6 Oct. Pray under what Name must the Bubbl'd Oaph pass?

1781 E. Craven Miniature Picture iii. 63 You hurt me, you great oaf you; I'll be your wife whenever you leave off your jealous pated whims, man, and not before.

1826 W. Scott Woodstock I. xii. 294 Those terrified oafs, who take fright at every puff of wind.

1858 P. J. Bailey Age 22 What oaves we must appear.

1873 A. Trollope Eustace Diamonds I. ix. 122 Lizzie..declared to herself that of all the female oafs she had ever seen, Augusta Fawn was the greatest oaf.

1911 W. S. Gilbert Grand Duke i, in Orig. Plays 4th Ser. 54 You booby dense—You oaf immense, With no pretence To common-sense!

1954 P. G. Wodehouse Jeeves & Feudal Spirit x. 88 Would I be correct in describing him as a pumpkin-headed oaf?

1976 Beano 7 Feb. 9/3 Go and open the hall doors, you clumsy oaf!

2001 Times 11 Dec. 14/4 White Britain wouldn't want to be defined by its drunken oafs and oafettes.

Compounds

oaf-rocked adj. British regional (Yorkshire) half-witted, imbecile; (also) spoilt by overindulgence in childhood.

ΚΠ

1855 F. K. Robinson Gloss. Yorks. Words 120 Oaf-rock'd, fool-born or mentally weak from the cradle; spoiled by early indulgence.

1900 Northern Counties Mag. Oct. 47 He's nowt but a ‘fondy’, oaf-rocked, they say he is.

1908 J. S. Fletcher Bk. about Yorks. xi. 229 A worthless person is Draff; one weak of intellect is Oaf-rocked; one who never succeeds in life and business is a Nought t'dow.

Derivatives

ˈoafdom n. the state of being an oaf; loutishness, stupidity.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > stupidity, dullness of intellect > clumsy stupidity, oafishness > [noun]

clownagea1637

oafishness1727

étourderie1763

oafdom1868

1868 A. Dobson in St Paul's Mag. Mar. 711 We have passed from Philosophdom Into sterner modern days,—Grown contented in our oafdom, Giving grace not all the praise.

1966 J. W. Aldridge Time to murder & Create 253 Nor is Bertie the only dunce in the Wodehouse classroom; it is a veritable incubator of oafdom.

1999 Weekend Austral. (Nexis) 29 May The cynical and manipulative manufacture of sports teams takes fun out of flannelled foolishness and muddied oafdom.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

oafn.²

Brit.

/əʊf/, U.S.

/oʊf/

Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: ofay n.

Etymology: Shortened < ofay n., perhaps after oaf n.¹

U.S. slang (derogatory) rare.

= ofay n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > ethnicities > division of mankind by physical characteristics > white person > [noun]

white mana1398

Christian1622

European1666

white-face1684

long knife1784

buckra1794

sahib1796

white-skin1803

whitey1811

Pakeha1817

papalagi1817

paleface1823

whitefellow1826

Abelungu1836

haole1843

gringo1849

lightiea1855

umlungu1859

mzungu1860

heaven-burster1861

ladino1877

mooniasc1880

Conchy Joe1888

béké1889

ofay1899

ridge runner1904

Ngati Pakeha1905

kelch1912

pink1913

leucoderm1924

fay1927

Mr Charlie1928

pinkie1935

devil1938

wonk1938

oaf1941

grey1943

paddy1945

Caucasoid1956

Jumble1957

Caucasian1958

white boy1958

pinko-grey1964

honky1967

toubab1976

palagi1977

1941 J. Smiley Hash House Lingo 40 Oaf, white person (used by negroes).

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

oafv.

Brit.

/əʊf/, U.S.

/oʊf/

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: oaf n.¹

Etymology: < oaf n.¹ Compare slightly earlier ooff v.

colloquial (English regional in early use).

intransitive. To behave like an oaf; to act in a foolish or clumsy manner. Also occasionally transitive. Usually in present participle.

ΚΠ

1876 F. K. Robinson Gloss. Words Whitby ‘Oafing,’ playing the fool.

1882 Notes & Queries 2 Sept. 198/2 Persons who are romping about and behaving in a silly, childish fashion are said to be ‘oafing about’.

1890 J. D. Robertson Gloss. Words County of Gloucester 106 They was oafin', and sparrin' some time.

1991 Independent (Nexis) 7 Mar. (Arts section) 17 Gary Glitter relentlessly pursued..all things laddish off-stage, oafing his way into bankruptcy.

1997 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 24 July 16 In celebrity circles, one's importance is determined by the number of heavies oafing along in one's wake.

2000 Times (Nexis) 6 Apr. When they're not oafing around with the karaoke machine, they squabble romantically with their girlfriends.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	oaf
释义	oafn.¹ Brit. /əʊf/, U.S. /oʊf/ Inflections: Plural oafs, oaves. Forms: 1600s oafe, 1600s–1700s oaff, 1600s–1700s oph, 1700s oaph, 1700s– oaf, 1800s– hoaf (English regional). Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: aufe n. Etymology: Variant of aufe n. Compare earlier ouphe n. Originally: † an elf's child, a changeling; = ouphe n. (obsolete). In later use: a fool, a stupid person; a large, clumsy man or boy; a rude and boorish (esp. male) person. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > fairy or elf > [noun] > changeling changeling1584 ouphea1616 aufe1621 oaf1638 killcrop1652 the world > health and disease > mental health > mental illness > mental deficiency > [noun] > person congeonc1285 idiota1400 foola1425 natural foolc1450 natural idiot1497 natural1533 changeling1577 weakling1577 mooncalf1586 slimslack1600 aufe1621 oaf1638 weak-wit1656 underwit1682 imbecile1830 ament1871 unfortunate1881 balmy1903 subnormal1905 deficient1906 retard1909 retardate1912 retarded1912 mopoke1946 retardee1956 mong1980 the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > stupid, foolish, or inadequate person > stupid person, dolt, blockhead > lout, oaf, booby > [noun] lubber1362 looby1377 howfing?a1513 slouch?1518 bowberta1522 knuckylbonyarda1529 lob1533 lout1548 patch1549 hoballa1556 lilburnea1556 lobcocka1556 chub1558 hick1565 lourd1579 peasant1581 clown1583 lubbard1586 lumberer1593 lump1597 blooterc1600 boobyc1600 lob-coat1604 hoy1607 bacon-brainsa1635 alcatote1638 oaf1638 kelf1665 brute1670 dowf1722 gawky1724 chuckle1731 chuckle-head1731 John Trott1753 stega1823 lummoxa1825 gawk1837 country jakea1854 guffin1862 galoot1866 stot1877 lobster1896 mutt1900 palooka1920 schlub1950 1638 J. Ford Fancies iv. 54 I am..an Oafe, a simple Alcatote, an Innocent. 1640 J. Fletcher & J. Shirley Night-walker i. sig. C2 Free us both from the feare of breeding fooles And ophs, got by this shaddow. 1682 A. Radcliffe News from Hell in Ramble 7 T'other day a silly Oafe Instead of Jove did call on Jofe. a1692 T. Shadwell Volunteers (1693) ii. i. 18 Begone you sawcy Oafe. 1702 D. Defoe Good Advice to Ladies 110 Every word he spoke was like an Oph. 1708 Brit. Apollo 1–6 Oct. Pray under what Name must the Bubbl'd Oaph pass? 1781 E. Craven Miniature Picture iii. 63 You hurt me, you great oaf you; I'll be your wife whenever you leave off your jealous pated whims, man, and not before. 1826 W. Scott Woodstock I. xii. 294 Those terrified oafs, who take fright at every puff of wind. 1858 P. J. Bailey Age 22 What oaves we must appear. 1873 A. Trollope Eustace Diamonds I. ix. 122 Lizzie..declared to herself that of all the female oafs she had ever seen, Augusta Fawn was the greatest oaf. 1911 W. S. Gilbert Grand Duke i, in Orig. Plays 4th Ser. 54 You booby dense—You oaf immense, With no pretence To common-sense! 1954 P. G. Wodehouse Jeeves & Feudal Spirit x. 88 Would I be correct in describing him as a pumpkin-headed oaf? 1976 Beano 7 Feb. 9/3 Go and open the hall doors, you clumsy oaf! 2001 Times 11 Dec. 14/4 White Britain wouldn't want to be defined by its drunken oafs and oafettes. Compounds oaf-rocked adj. British regional (Yorkshire) half-witted, imbecile; (also) spoilt by overindulgence in childhood. ΚΠ 1855 F. K. Robinson Gloss. Yorks. Words 120 Oaf-rock'd, fool-born or mentally weak from the cradle; spoiled by early indulgence. 1900 Northern Counties Mag. Oct. 47 He's nowt but a ‘fondy’, oaf-rocked, they say he is. 1908 J. S. Fletcher Bk. about Yorks. xi. 229 A worthless person is Draff; one weak of intellect is Oaf-rocked; one who never succeeds in life and business is a Nought t'dow. Derivatives ˈoafdom n. the state of being an oaf; loutishness, stupidity. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > stupidity, dullness of intellect > clumsy stupidity, oafishness > [noun] clownagea1637 oafishness1727 étourderie1763 oafdom1868 1868 A. Dobson in St Paul's Mag. Mar. 711 We have passed from Philosophdom Into sterner modern days,—Grown contented in our oafdom, Giving grace not all the praise. 1966 J. W. Aldridge Time to murder & Create 253 Nor is Bertie the only dunce in the Wodehouse classroom; it is a veritable incubator of oafdom. 1999 Weekend Austral. (Nexis) 29 May The cynical and manipulative manufacture of sports teams takes fun out of flannelled foolishness and muddied oafdom. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). oafn.² Brit. /əʊf/, U.S. /oʊf/ Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: ofay n. Etymology: Shortened < ofay n., perhaps after oaf n.¹ U.S. slang (derogatory) rare. = ofay n. ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > division of mankind by physical characteristics > white person > [noun] white mana1398 Christian1622 European1666 white-face1684 long knife1784 buckra1794 sahib1796 white-skin1803 whitey1811 Pakeha1817 papalagi1817 paleface1823 whitefellow1826 Abelungu1836 haole1843 gringo1849 lightiea1855 umlungu1859 mzungu1860 heaven-burster1861 ladino1877 mooniasc1880 Conchy Joe1888 béké1889 ofay1899 ridge runner1904 Ngati Pakeha1905 kelch1912 pink1913 leucoderm1924 fay1927 Mr Charlie1928 pinkie1935 devil1938 wonk1938 oaf1941 grey1943 paddy1945 Caucasoid1956 Jumble1957 Caucasian1958 white boy1958 pinko-grey1964 honky1967 toubab1976 palagi1977 1941 J. Smiley Hash House Lingo 40 Oaf, white person (used by negroes). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). oafv. Brit. /əʊf/, U.S. /oʊf/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: oaf n.¹ Etymology: < oaf n.¹ Compare slightly earlier ooff v. colloquial (English regional in early use). intransitive. To behave like an oaf; to act in a foolish or clumsy manner. Also occasionally transitive. Usually in present participle. ΚΠ 1876 F. K. Robinson Gloss. Words Whitby ‘Oafing,’ playing the fool. 1882 Notes & Queries 2 Sept. 198/2 Persons who are romping about and behaving in a silly, childish fashion are said to be ‘oafing about’. 1890 J. D. Robertson Gloss. Words County of Gloucester 106 They was oafin', and sparrin' some time. 1991 Independent (Nexis) 7 Mar. (Arts section) 17 Gary Glitter relentlessly pursued..all things laddish off-stage, oafing his way into bankruptcy. 1997 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 24 July 16 In celebrity circles, one's importance is determined by the number of heavies oafing along in one's wake. 2000 Times (Nexis) 6 Apr. When they're not oafing around with the karaoke machine, they squabble romantically with their girlfriends. 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