Definition of daff Daff

daff

We found 12 definitions of daff from 3 different sources.

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What does daff mean?

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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • daff (v. t.)
    To cast aside; to put off; to doff.
  • daff (n.)
    A stupid, blockish fellow; a numskull.
  • daff (v. i.)
    To act foolishly; to be foolish or sportive; to toy.
  • daff (v. t.)
    To daunt.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • daff
    daf, v.i. to play, to play the fool.—n. Daff′ing (Scot.), foolery, gaiety. [M. E. daf, deaf, prob. Ice. dawfr (Sw. döf, Dan. döv), deaf.]
  • daff
    daf, v.t. (Shak.) to put off. [A variant of Doff.]

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daff in sign language
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