daffy

[ daf-ee ]

/ ˈdæf i /

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adjective, daf·fi·er, daf·fi·est.Informal.

silly; weak-minded; crazy.

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Origin of daffy

1880–85; daff (obsolete; see daff¹) + -y¹

OTHER WORDS FROM daffy

daf·fi·ly, adverbdaf·fi·ness, noun

Words nearby daffy

daff, daffadilly, daffadowndilly, daffing, daffodil, daffy, daft, Dafydd ap Gruffudd, Dafydd ap Gwilym, dag, da Gama

How to use daffy in a sentence

“You know, this goes against everything they taught me in health class,” Daffy Duck says, before he drinks.
The ‘Space Jam’ '30 For 30’ Totally Ignores Allegations of Doping (Not Really)||November 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST
There was a Lucille Ball–like fearlessness to her daffy brand of physical comedy that seemed to be refreshingly natural.
Amanda Bynes’s Makeover Picture: WTF?!|Kevin Fallon|March 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Cinderella, Minnie Mouse, and Daffy Duck are the centerpieces of two new fashion campaigns this holiday season.
Disney Characters Are Slimmed Down For Barneys and Harrods Holiday Campaigns|Misty White Sidell|November 6, 2012|DAILY BEAST
How much drabber, duller, and more tedious this race will be without those daffy Huntsman girls.
We'll Miss the Hunstman Daughters the Most|Michelle Cottle|January 16, 2012|DAILY BEAST

His daughters on the other hand… How much drabber, duller, and more tedious this race will be without those daffy Huntsman Girls.
The Jon Huntsman Fallout|The Daily Beast|January 16, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Oh, mother, you're daffy about the Rexhills, why not admit it and be done with it?
Hidden Gold|Wilder Anthony
Conservation that does not make use of resources rapidly going to waste is Conservation gone daffy.
Proceedings of the Second National Conservation Congress|Various
Mike grinned, remembering the time he had driven a robot brain daffy by bluffing it at poker.
Unwise Child|Gordon Randall Garrett
"You have the air of a daffy young Englishman just arrived in the Colonies to make your fortune," she said.
The Pioneers|Katharine Susannah Prichard
Are you clean daffy, doin' a barn dance around that rusty capstan, makin' a noise fit to frighten the fish?
Captain Scraggs|Peter B. Kyne

British Dictionary definitions for daffy

daffy

/ (ˈdæfɪ) /

adjective daffier or daffiest

informal another word for daft (def. 1), daft (def. 2)

Word Origin for daffy

C19: from obsolete daff fool; see daft

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