daffy
Americanadjective
adjective
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Origin of daffy
Example Sentences
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This is something far more daffy and useless: The brouhaha over unrequited affections between Seattle Mariners at the World Baseball Classic.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026
Before that, though, she inevitably reached back for “Call Me Maybe,” delivering the song while pulling daffy faces that made her look like the star of some forgotten ’30s screwball comedy.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 20, 2025
But there’s a tender vulnerability to his characters, and the daffy empathy that suffuses the writing is unique to Arbery.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2025
“Oh, Mary!,” a madcap comedy that imagines Mary Todd Lincoln as a daffy alcoholic, is selling out nightly at a 295-seat theater in the West Village, and is likely to transfer to Broadway this summer.
From New York Times • Apr. 11, 2024
Noah and I are about eight and dressed in matching sailor outfits looking totally daffy.
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
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