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Definition of “daffy”

daffy (ˈdæfɪ Pronunciation for daffy

Definitions

adjective

Word forms:  daffier, daffiest
  1. (informal) another word for daft (sense 1), daft (sense 2)

Word Origin

C19: from obsolete daff fool; see daft

Example Sentences Including 'daffy'

"If you wear daffy stuff you need to have your head examined.
Business Today (2003)
All is going well under the daffy eye of Dan Akroyd and Martin is running everything smoothly, even managing to avoid marriage.
The Advertiser, Sunday Mail (2004)
Forget Alan Milburn's daffy proposal that dads should be able to take up to a year's paternity leave.
Times, Sunday Times (2004)
She thought of Cherry as being too daffy to be self-conscious.
Richard Francis PROSPECT HILL (2003)
So do two comedians, Teresa Pavlinek and Shoshana Sperling, who play daffy starstruck fans of Arden.
Globe and Mail (2003)
The word for the cabaret act, sorry, Irish international super-group, The Nualas, has to be ` daffy ".
Independent (1999)

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