Daffing

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Fun; merrymaking. Scotland, uncountable, usually

    "Willy, Willy Wilkin, Kissed the maids a-milking, Fa, la, la! And with his merry daffing, He set them all a laughing. Ha, ha, ha!"

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"Willy, Willy Wilkin, Kissed the maids a-milking, Fa, la, la! And with his merry daffing, He set them all a laughing. Ha, ha, ha!"

Etymology

From daff + -ing.

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