Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A short form for daffodil.
  • Like a silly person; silly; imbecile; ‘soft.’
  • Dry; insipid.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • proper noun A diminutive of the female given name Daphne or Daffodil.
  • proper noun A surname, derived from the Welsh equivalent of David.

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Examples

  • "Larnsey's actually boinking a rent boy called Daffy?"

    In the Presence of the Enemy George, Elizabeth 1996

  • "Want to come too!" called Daffy, her eyes full of tears as she saw her beloved Sally going away.

    The Second Form at Malory Towers Blyton, Enid, 1898?-1968 1970

  • But while the Daffy in "Daffy Dilly" is not exactly "Daffy," he has a lot of resourcefulness, has more moods than just the non-stop anger he'd be displaying by the late '50s, and he actually enjoys being a cartoon character.

    Archive 2007-01-01 Jaime J. Weinman 2007

  • But while the Daffy in "Daffy Dilly" is not exactly "Daffy," he has a lot of resourcefulness, has more moods than just the non-stop anger he'd be displaying by the late '50s, and he actually enjoys being a cartoon character.

    John, Alias Johnny, Alias Jack, Alias Jackie Jaime J. Weinman 2007

  • Most of them are lank, starved-looking beasties enough, but there is one lovely gray fellow who basks on a window sill opposite me and looks so much like 'Daffy' that, when I look at him, I could squeeze out a homesick tear if I were not afraid that would wash a clean spot on my grimy face.

    The Alpine Path: The Story of My Career Lucy Maud 1917

  • Brilliant if you're a 'Daffy' addict, and live in the States.www. workingelement.com/

    Irish Blogs 2009

  • Dear Daffy: What about that guy with his wife and his mistress fighting over him, and which one would get to be there when he came out?

    Rick Horowitz: A Major Miner Interruption Rick Horowitz 2010

  • Dear Daffy: What about that guy with his wife and his mistress fighting over him, and which one would get to be there when he came out?

    Rick Horowitz: A Major Miner Interruption Rick Horowitz 2010

  • In the famous worlds of Daffy Duck "I'm a Happy Miser"

    Archive 2009-02-22 Canadian silver bug/Green Assassin Brigade 2009

  • Dear Daffy: What about that guy with his wife and his mistress fighting over him, and which one would get to be there when he came out?

    Rick Horowitz: A Major Miner Interruption Rick Horowitz 2010

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