daffing

[ daf-ing ]

/ ˈdæf ɪŋ /

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noun Scot. and North England.

merriment; playful behavior; foolishness.

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Origin of daffing

First recorded in 1525–35; daff¹ + -ing¹

One of our chief times of daffing was when he required a horse, another bottle, or some money.
The Master of Ballantrae|Robert Louis Stevenson
It made no change in him; and it was in his old spirit of mockery and daffing that he began the interview.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 11 (of 25)|Robert Louis Stevenson
Miss Mary, she would be daffing with him on his return, with a 'How's her leddyship to-day, Dugald?'
Gilian The Dreamer|Neil Munro
Auld Colley, wi his daffing, looks as he had a notion o the braw wissing o joy Charlie is to get.
The Entail|John Galt

To his humour of daffing I succumbed, and fell into an extraordinary ease with the world.
A Daughter of Raasay|William MacLeod Raine