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daff

1

[ daf ]

verb (used without object)

, Scot. and North England.
  1. to make sport; dally; play.

daff

2

[ daf ]

verb (used with object)

  1. Archaic. to turn or thrust aside.
  2. Obsolete. to doff.

daff

1

/ dæf /

noun

  1. informal.
    short for daffodil
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

daff

2

/ dɑːf /

verb

  1. intr to frolic; play the fool
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of daff1

1525–35; v. use of daff (obsolete) a fool, Middle English daffe (noun); daft

Origin of daff2

First recorded in 1590–1600; alteration of doff
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Word History and Origins

Origin of daff1

C16: from obsolete daff fool, of uncertain origin
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Example Sentences

No that the King is sair to live with either, so that he can eat and drink and daff, and be let alone to take his ease.

Mr. Daff, however, offered the best apology for his absence that could be made.

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