oaf

oaf
    n 1: an awkward stupid person [syn: {lout}, {clod},
         {stumblebum}, {goon}, {oaf}, {lubber}, {lummox}, {lump},
         {gawk}]
    

Oaf \Oaf\ ([=o]f), n. [See {Auf}.]
   1. Originally, an elf's child; a changeling left by fairies
      or goblins; hence, a deformed or foolish child; a
      simpleton; an idiot.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. A clumsy or awkward person.

   Syn: klutz, clod, lummox, stumblebum.
        [PJC]
    

Auf \Auf\ ([add]f), n. [OE. auph, aulf, fr. Icel. [=a]lfr elf.
   See {Elf}.] [Also spelt {oaf}, {ouphe}.]
   A changeling or elf child, -- that is, one left by fairies; a
   deformed or foolish child; a simpleton; an oaf. [Obs.]
   --Drayton.
   [1913 Webster]
    

66 Moby Thesaurus words for "oaf":
      babe, baboon, beast, blockhead, blunderbuss, blunderer,
      blunderhead, boob, booby, boor, botcher, bruiser, brute, bull,
      bumbler, bumpkin, bungler, child, child of nature, chump, clod,
      clodhopper, clodknocker, clot, clown, dolt, dolthead, dove, dub,
      dupe, fathead, fumbler, galoot, gaum, gawk, gawky, gorilla, gowk,
      hayseed, hick, hulk, infant, ingenue, innocent, klutz, lamb,
      lobster, looby, lout, lubber, lug, lummox, lump, meathead,
      mere child, missing link, noble savage, ox, palooka, rube,
      simple soul, slob, slouch, slubberer, unsophisticate, yokel