different between oaf vs alcatote

English

Alternative forms

• auf

Etymology

From auf, Old Norse álfr (“elf”) (whence Norwegian Bokmål alv). Doublet of elf.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /??f/
• (US) IPA^(key): /o?f/
• Rhymes: -??f

Noun

oaf (plural oafs or oaves)

1. (derogatory) A person, especially a large male, who is clumsy or a simpleton.

   Ouch! You dropped that box on my feet, you lumbering oaf!

2. (obsolete) An elf's child; a changeling left by fairies or goblins, hence, a deformed or foolish child.

Synonyms

• (clumsy or idiotic person): dummy, galoot, imbecile, lout, moron, fool

Derived terms

• oafish

Translations

References

Further reading

• oaf at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

• FAO, Foa, OFA, fao, of a

English

Alternative forms

• alkithole
• alkitotle

Etymology

Unknown. The beginning may be related to elk or auk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ælk?t??t/

Noun

alcatote (plural alcatotes)

1. (obsolete, Britain, dialect) A foolish oaf.
   • 1636, John Ford, The Fancies Chaste and Noble

     Why, you know I [am] an ignorant, […] an oaf, a simple alcatote, an innocent.