Question

what does the word daff remind you off?

Answer 1

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Daff

Answer 2

"daff" could be a daffodil.... bright , perky, a harbinger of winter's end, spring's first flower.

It can be being goofy...a child romping, a jokester.

Answer 3

Here is a bit more on "daff"

1. as a verb = Main Entry: daff
Pronunciation: 'daf
Function: transitive verb
Etymology: alteration of doff
Date: 1596
1 : archaic : to thrust aside
2 : obsolete : to put off (as with an excuse)


2. daft, which could me misunderstood:
Main Entry: daff
Pronunciation: 'daf
Function: transitive verb
Etymology: alteration of doff
Date: 1596
1 : archaic : to thrust aside
2 : obsolete : to put off (as with an excuse)

Or daffy, another adjective (that used to have the obsolete form "daff!"): Main Entry: daf·fy
Pronunciation: 'da-fE
Function: adjective
Inflected Form(s): daf·fi·er; -est
Etymology: obsolete English daff, n. (fool)
Date: circa 1884
: CRAZY, FOOLISH
- daf·fi·ly /'da-f&-lE/ adverb


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