daffing

American  

[daf-ing] / ˈdæf ɪŋ /

noun

Scot. and North England.

1. silliness; playful behavior; merriment;

2. Archaic. insanity.

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Etymology

Origin of daffing

First recorded in 1525–35; daff ¹ + -ing ¹

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Example Sentences

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daffing

Miss Mary, she would be daffing with him on his return, with a 'How's her leddyship to-day, Dugald?' and he would be in a pleasant vexation at this guessing of what he thought his secret.

From Gilian The Dreamer His Fancy, His Love and Adventure by Neil Munro

And with his merry daffing, He set them all a laughing.

From The Nursery Rhymes of England by Various

And then will come dancing and daffing, And reelin' and crossin' o' han's, Till even auld Lucky is laughing, As back by the aumry she stan's.

From The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume I. The Songs of Scotland of the past half century by Charles Rogers

And with his merry daffing He set them all a-laughing,     Ha, ha, ha!

From The Real Mother Goose by Blanche Fisher Wright

But I was thinking it was time to be putting an end to her daffing.

From The McBrides A Romance of Arran by John Sillars

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