daff.
A fool; an idiot; a blockhead.
Meaning & usage
A fool; an idiot; a blockhead.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English daf, daffe (“fool, idiot”), from Old Norse daufr (“deaf, stupid”), from Proto-Germanic *daubaz (“deaf, stunned”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ- (“to whisk, whirl, smoke, be obscure”). Doublet of deaf, dof, and dowf. Cognate with Swedish döv (“deaf”), Danish døv (“deaf, stupid”). More at deaf.
To be foolish; make sport; play; toy.
To daunt.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English daffen (“to render foolish”), from daf, daffe (“fool, idiot”). See above.
To toss (aside); to dismiss.
To turn (someone) aside; divert.
Where this word comes from
Variant of doff.
A preparation of gypsum once used to adulterate food products.
Clipping of daffodil.
Get your daffs here - £2 a bunch.
Where this word comes from
From daffodil.
Alternative form of daf (“type of drum”).
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