Word Of The Day: Oaf

oaf

  noun /OHF/

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Definition

1 : a stupid person
2 : a big clumsy slow-witted person

Examples

In high school Bryan was a big oaf, so we were surprised not only by his refined mien but by his position as CEO of a high-tech company.
"Here is a person dedicated to minimizing the ripple she makes as she passes through the world. She took up such little space, made such little impact, that in comparison I felt like an oaf of consumption, a wasteful giant, lumbering heedlessly through life." — Rand Richards Cooper, The Commonweal, 8 Jan. 2016