oaf
derNounder Tollpatsch; der Tölpel
Word details
- German meaning
- Ein Grunzochse ist eine umgangssprachliche, abwertende Bezeichnung für einen stämmigen, ungeschlachten Mann.
- English meaning
- Lout, oaf
- Synonym
- Yak
- German example
- Er benahm sich wie ein wahrer Grunzochse und versuchte, jeden zu beeindrucken.
- English example
- He was acting like a real lout, trying to impress everyone.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- der
- Singular Form
- der Grunzochse
- Plural Form
- die Grunzochsen
Related words
- Trottel, Dummkopf
oaf
- Trottel
oaf
- Dummkopf
oaf
- Bummler
loafer
- jüdeln
to loaf
- Fersengänger
loafer
- schludern
to loaf
- Faulenzer
loafer
- Fleischkäse
meatloaf
- faulenzen
loaf
- herumlungern
loaf
- patzen
to loaf
- Laibchen
little loaf
- Träumer
loafer
- Janker
loafer
- Stollen
loaf
- Müßiggänger
loafer
- Schnodder
loafer
- Klops
Meatloaf
- Lümmel
loafer, lout
- Laiblein
Small loaf of bread, roll
- gammeln
To loaf around, to rot
- Bummler
Loafer
- rumsitzen
To loaf around
- ludern
to loaf around, to laze
- sumpfen
To laze around, to loaf
- halb
half
- risikoaffin
Risk-loving
- Tölpel
Clumsy person, oaf
- lottern
To loaf
- Rosinenkuchenmodell
The raisin bread model is a cosmological model that illustrates the expansion of the universe by representing galaxies as raisins in a rising loaf of bread.
- Bummelant
A dawdler is a person who moves or works slowly and aimlessly; someone who loafs.
- Laib
Loaf
- Nichtsnutz
good-for-nothing, loafer
- Müßiggänger
Loafer
- Fleischkäse
Meatloaf
- Zuckerhut
Sugarloaf
- Scherzl
A Scherzl is the end piece of a loaf of bread, often considered particularly crispy and tasty.
- Risikoaffinität
risk affinity
Example sentences with “oaf”
Don't be such an oaf! (Sei nicht so ein Tollpatsch!)
Frequently asked questions
What is the German equivalent of the insult 'oaf'?
The best translation is 'der Tollpatsch' (masculine), referring to a clumsy person, or 'der Tölpel' for a dull-witted person.