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Definitions
A fool; an idiot; a blockhead.
Word origin
From Middle English daf, daffe (“fool, idiot”), from Old Norse daufr (“deaf, stupid”), from Proto-Germanic *daubaz (“deaf, stunned”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ- (“to whisk, whirl, smoke, be obscure”). Doublet of deaf, dof, and dowf. Cognate with Swedish döv (“deaf”), Danish døv (“deaf, stupid”). More at deaf.
Used in a sentence
“We'll hauld our court mid the roaring lins, And daff in the lashan' tide”
“They admired and loved each other—enjoyed easy circumstances—had duties to discharge which they did not neglect; and, clear in conscience as light of heart, laughed, sung, danced, daffed the world aside, and bid it pass.”
“As the afternoon progressed, we become 'daffed' out.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
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