oaf UK /əʊf/US /oʊf/ noun3 •(disapproving) A person, especially a large male, who is clumsy or a simpleton.Ouch! You dropped that box on my feet, you lumbering oaf! •(disapproving) An ill-mannered person; a boor.I hope you haven't been thinking me an awful oaf for not writing to thank you for so many jolly games after I left Tapsfield? — 1934 •(no longer used) An elf's child; a changeling left by fairies or goblins, hence, a deformed or foolish child. formsoafs · oaves