Daffy
adj, name, noun, slang ·2 syllables ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
- 1 A daffodil. informal
- 2 Gin. UK, dated, slang, uncountable
"1837-39, Charles Dickens, Oliver Twist “Do you give the children Daffy, Mrs. Mann?” inquired Bumble, following with his eyes the interesting process of mixing."
- 1 Somewhat mad or eccentric. colloquial
"Now I'm hungry as a Rocky Mountain lion so come, let's go and get this poor, daffy, tealess widow and wine and dine with her and make it all up."
- 1 A diminutive of the female given name Daphne.
"The name Daffy stuck, and to make it worse, Tony added "Duck" as an afterthought. For weeks, he led all the other kids in a chorus of quacks whenever Daphne appeared, but she ignored them."
- 2 A diminutive of the female given name Daffodil.
""Call me Daffy," Daffodil interrupted with a demure smile."
- 3 A surname from Welsh, derived from the Welsh equivalent of David.
Example
More examples"Now I'm hungry as a Rocky Mountain lion so come, let's go and get this poor, daffy, tealess widow and wine and dine with her and make it all up."
Etymology
From daff + -y.
An allusion to an old medicine known as Daffy's Elixir.
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