DAFF

Etymology 1

Noun

daff (plural daffs)

A fool; an idiot; a blockhead.

Etymology 2

Verb

daff (third-person singular simple present daffs, present participle daffing, simple past and past participle daffed)

(intransitive) To be foolish; make sport; play; toy.

(UK, dialect, obsolete) To daunt.

Etymology 3

Verb

daff (third-person singular simple present daffs, present participle daffing, simple past and past participle daffed)

(transitive) To toss (aside); to dismiss.

(transitive) To turn (someone) aside; divert.

Etymology 4

Noun

daff (plural daffs)

(British, informal) Clipping of daffodil.

Etymology 5

Noun

daff (plural daffs)

Alternative form of daf (“type of drum”)

Anagrams

• aff'd

Source: Wiktionary

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Daff, v. t. Etym: [Cf. Doff.]

Definition: To cast aside; to put off; to doff. [Obs.] Canst thou so daff me Thou hast killed my child. Shak.

Daff, n. Etym: [See Daft.]

Definition: A stupid, blockish fellow; a numskull. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Daff, v. i.

Definition: To act foolishly; to be foolish or sportive; to toy. [Scot.] Jamieson.

Daff, v. t.

Definition: To daunt. [Prov. Eng.] Grose.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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