adjective, daft·er, daft·est.
1.
senseless, stupid, or foolish.
2.
insane; crazy.
3.
Scot. merry; playful; frolicsome.
Origin:
before 1000; Middle English dafte uncouth, awkward; earlier, gentle, meek, Old English dæfte; cf. deft
before 1000; Middle English dafte uncouth, awkward; earlier, gentle, meek, Old English dæfte; cf. deft
Related forms
daft·ly, adverb
daft·ness, noun
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daft (dɑːft) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj (foll by about) | |
| 1. | informal foolish, simple, or stupid |
| 2. | a slang word for insane |
| 3. | informal extremely fond (of) |
| 4. | slang frivolous; giddy |
| [Old English gedæfte gentle, foolish; related to Middle Low German ondaft incapable] | |
| 'daftly | |
| —adv | |
| 'daftness | |
| —n | |
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Daft
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
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Word Origin & History
daft
O.E. gedæfte "gentle, becoming," from P.Gmc. *gadaftjaz. Sense progression from "mildness" to "dullness" (14c.) to "foolish" (15c.) to "crazy" (1530s), probably influenced by analogy with daffe "halfwit."
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