daffy

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Sun once called her daffy, but there was a constant theme in her verbal ramblings.

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  1. adjective Informal Silly; foolish.
  2. adjective Informal Crazy.

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  • She thought he was a daffy, and he didn't blame her He smiled slightly. —  149 - King Joe Cay
  • Sun once called her daffy, but there was a constant theme in her verbal ramblings. —  Blog updates
  • Islam has its "weapon of choice" - several, actually - and also some doctrines just as "daffy" as those of Christianity. —  New Humanist Blog
  • Heidi Grant Murphy repeated her role as a daffy and endearing Amor, the god of love who helps reunite the lovers, but her chirpy soprano voice sounded frayed. —  Latest Headlines - ABC 7 News
  • There are some things that Newt Gingrich has said over the years that I agree with, and I'm somewhat a fan of his alternate history novels, but this is just plain daffy: —  The Liberty Papers
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Etymologies (2)

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  1. From obsolete daff, fool, from Middle English daffe; probably akin to dafte, foolish; see daft.

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  1. daff (still in dialectal use) + -y.
 

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