EGAVE

daff

About 0.01 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun A fool; an idiot; a blockhead.
  2. verb To be foolish; make sport; play; toy.
  3. verb To daunt.
  4. verb To toss (aside); to dismiss.
  5. verb To turn (someone) aside; divert.
  6. noun Clipping of daffodil.
    Get your daffs here - £2 a bunch.
  7. noun Alternative form of daf (“type of drum”).
  8. noun A preparation of gypsum once used to adulterate food products.

Similar words

daffy daffadilly daffodilly dufus dolthead daffock duffer dizard dodipoll dottipoll

Often followed by

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Word family

daffed daffing daffs

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