daff
1
[ daf ]
/ dæf /
verb (used without object) Scot. and North England.
to make sport; dally; play.
Origin of daff
1Words nearby daff
daedalus,
daemon,
daemonian,
daemonology,
daesh,
daff,
daffadilly,
daffadowndilly,
daffing,
daffodil,
daffy
Definition for daff (2 of 2)
Origin of daff
2
First recorded in 1590–1600; alteration of
doff
Example sentences from the Web for daff
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.
Two Penniless Princesses |Charlotte M. YongeMr. Daff, however, offered the best apology for his absence that could be made.
The Ayrshire Legatees |John Galt
British Dictionary definitions for daff (1 of 2)
British Dictionary definitions for daff (2 of 2)
daff
2
/ (dɑːf) /
verb
(intr) mainly Scot
to frolic; play the fool
Word Origin for daff
C16: from obsolete
daff fool, of uncertain origin