daft (dɑːft) ![]() | |
| —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 | |
| 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. |