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daffy

[ daf-ee ]

adjective

, Informal.
, daf·fi·er, daf·fi·est.
  1. silly; weak-minded; crazy.


daffy

/ ˈdæfɪ /

adjective

  1. See daft
    informal.
    another word for daft daft


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Other Words From

  • daffi·ly adverb
  • daffi·ness noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of daffy1

1880–85; daff (obsolete; daff 1 ) + -y 1

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Word History and Origins

Origin of daffy1

C19: from obsolete daff fool; see daft

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Example Sentences

“You know, this goes against everything they taught me in health class,” Daffy Duck says, before he drinks.

There was a Lucille Ball–like fearlessness to her daffy brand of physical comedy that seemed to be refreshingly natural.

Cinderella, Minnie Mouse, and Daffy Duck are the centerpieces of two new fashion campaigns this holiday season.

How much drabber, duller, and more tedious this race will be without those daffy Huntsman girls.

His daughters on the other hand… How much drabber, duller, and more tedious this race will be without those daffy Huntsman Girls.

Oh, mother, you're daffy about the Rexhills, why not admit it and be done with it?

Conservation that does not make use of resources rapidly going to waste is Conservation gone daffy.

Mike grinned, remembering the time he had driven a robot brain daffy by bluffing it at poker.

"You have the air of a daffy young Englishman just arrived in the Colonies to make your fortune," she said.

Are you clean daffy, doin' a barn dance around that rusty capstan, makin' a noise fit to frighten the fish?

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