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Definition of 'daff'English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) daf, .
Noun
( en-noun)
A fool; an idiot; a blockhead.
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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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Etymology 3
Variant of doff.
Verb
( en-verb)
To toss (aside); to dismiss.
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*: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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