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daffy

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daffy /ˈdæfi/ adjective
daffier; daffiest
daffy
/ˈdæfi/
adjective
daffier; daffiest
Learner's definition of DAFFY
[also more daffy; most daffy] US, informal
: silly or strange often in a way that is funny愚蠢可笑的
BNC: 44663 COCA: 31803

daffy

adjective

daf·​fy ˈda-fē How to pronounce daffy (audio)
daffier; daffiest
daffily adverb

Example Sentences

The actress is starring in a daffy new comedy this summer. The book is filled with daffy characters.
Recent Examples on the Web The songs on the album are tamped down and less flamboyantly daffy than his previous ones, presumably in performance of a gritty authenticity. Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker, 9 June 2022 The routine was a little bit daffy — a wuxia grandmaster with a hint of Lucille Ball. New York Times, 15 Mar. 2022 For Hollywood oomph, Uma Thurman subbed in as the Swedish secretary, and Will Ferrell played a daffy ex-Nazi. Mara Reinstein, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2021 But to a degree, the charmingly daffy anachronistic dialogue compensates for a plot that feels like a fait accompli. Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2021 In For Your Consideration, from 2006, Coolidge is a daffy film producer. E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 7 July 2021 More than once, Barbarisi must find a diplomatic way to let Beep know how daffy his latest take on a Fennian ambiguity appears to an outsider. Washington Post, 21 May 2021 The humor is not as daffy as in Edward Lear, and not as elaborate as in Lewis Carroll. Joan Acocella, The New Yorker, 7 Dec. 2020 Biden’s daffy proposal to rely on wind and solar power would gut our economy and make our energy supply weather-dependent. Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner, 24 Oct. 2020 See More

Word History

Etymology

obsolete English daff, noun, fool

First Known Use

circa 1884, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of daffy was circa 1884
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