The difference between Fool and Oaf
When used as nouns, fool means a person with poor judgment or little intelligence, whereas oaf means a person, especially a large male, who is clumsy or a simpleton.
Fool is also verb with the meaning: to trick.
Fool is also adjective with the meaning: foolish.
check bellow for the other definitions of Fool and Oaf
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Fool as a noun (pejorative):
A person with poor judgment or little intelligence.
Examples:
"You were a fool to cross that busy road without looking."
"The village fool threw his own shoes down the well."
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Fool as a noun (historical):
A jester; a person whose role was to entertain a sovereign and the court (or lower personages).
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Fool as a noun (informal):
Someone who derives pleasure from something specified.
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Fool as a noun:
Buddy, dude, person.
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Fool as a noun (cooking):
A type of dessert made of puréed fruit and custard or cream.
Examples:
"an apricot fool; a gooseberry fool"
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Fool as a noun (often, capitalized, '''[[Fool]]'''):
A particular card in a tarot deck, representing a jester.
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Fool as a verb:
To trick; to deceive
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Fool as a verb:
To act in an idiotic manner; to act foolishly
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Fool as an adjective (informal):
foolish
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Oaf as a noun (pejorative):
A person, especially a large male, who is clumsy or a simpleton; an idiot.
Examples:
"Ouch! You dropped that box on my feet, you lumbering oaf!"
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Oaf as a noun (obsolete):
An elf's child; a changeling left by fairies or goblins, hence, a deformed or foolish child.