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daff

1

[ daf ]

verb (used without object)

, Scot. and North England.
  1. to make sport; dally; play.


daff

2

[ daf ]

verb (used with object)

  1. Archaic. to turn or thrust aside.
  2. Obsolete. to doff.

daff

1

/ dæf /

noun

  1. informal.
    short for daffodil
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

daff

2

/ dɑːf /

verb

  1. intr to frolic; play the fool
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of daff1

1525–35; v. use of daff (obsolete) a fool, Middle English daffe (noun); daft

Origin of daff2

First recorded in 1590–1600; alteration of doff
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Word History and Origins

Origin of daff1

C16: from obsolete daff fool, of uncertain origin
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Example Sentences

Daff thanking me 8 million times at least.

“We are in Gaza, sure it will take a year, not a month,” Lina Mohammad Abu Daff, a 44-year-old Gaza City resident who works at the local health ministry, told the Wall Street Journal, conveying her cynicism over current plans.

Five days later Daff passes away.

The next day I email Daff to tell him how great the stadium is and that the managing director has promised to get him there as soon as possible.

For Daff, a great man who loved his family, his football and his photography.

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