As a noun daff
is a fool; an idiot; a blockhead.
As a verb daff
is to be foolish; make sport; play; toy.
As an adjective daft is
insane, mad.
daff
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) daf, .
Noun
(
en noun)
A fool; an idiot; a blockhead.
Derived terms
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Etymology 2
From (etyl) . See above.
Verb
(
en verb)
To be foolish; make sport; play; toy.
- (Jamieson)
(UK, dialect) To daunt.
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Derived terms
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Etymology 3
Variant of doff.
Verb
(
en verb)
To toss (aside); to dismiss.
* 1599 ,
*:DON PEDRO. I would she had bestowed this dotage on me; I would have daffed all other respects and made her half myself.
*1948 , (CS Lewis), ‘Notes on the Way’:
*:Such is the record of Scripture. Nor can you daff it aside by saying that local and temporary conditions condemned women to silence and private life.
To turn (someone) aside; divert.
Etymology 4
From daffodil.
Noun
(
en noun)
(British, informal) Short form of daffodil.
- Get your daffs here - £2 a bunch
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daft
Adjective
(er)
insane, mad
silly
stupid
Synonyms
* soft
Derived terms
* as daft as a brush
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