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daff

[ daf ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used without object)

Scot. and North England.

to make sport; dally; play.

daff

[ daf ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

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

daff

/ ��æ�� /

noun

informal.
short for daffodil

daff

/ ��ɑː�� /

verb

intr to frolic; play the fool

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�y��vlog 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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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of daff¹

C16: from obsolete daff fool, of uncertain origin

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Example Sentences

Daff thanking me 8 million times at least.

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“We are in Gaza, sure it will take a year, not a month,” Lina Mohammad Abu Daff, a 44-year-old Gaza City resident who works at the local health ministry, told the Wall Street Journal, conveying her cynicism over current plans.

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Five days later Daff passes away.

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The next day I email Daff to tell him how great the stadium is and that the managing director has promised to get him there as soon as possible.

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For Daff, a great man who loved his family, his football and his photography.

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