daff

Meaning

Noun

A fool; an idiot; a blockhead.

Verb

1. (Scotland, intransitive) To be foolish; make sport; play; toy.
2. (UK, dialectal, obsolete) To daunt.

Verb

1. (transitive) To toss (aside); to dismiss.
2. (transitive) To turn (someone) aside; divert.

Synonyms

fool around

talk nonsense

Translations

bromear

🤣

gelbe Narzisse

blödeln

déconner

faire le con

faire l'idiot

cazzeggiare

dire sciocchezze

flauwe kul verkopen

brincar

huevear

hacer el tonto

Osterblume

Pronounced as (IPA)

/dæf/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: daf

Cognate with Swedish: döv

Cognate with Danish: døv

Inherited from Middle English: daffen

In summary

From Middle English daf, daffe (“fool, idiot”), from Old Norse daufr (“deaf, stupid”), from Proto-Germanic *daubaz (“deaf, stunned”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ- (“to whisk, whirl, smoke, be obscure”). Doublet of deaf, dof, and dowf. Cognate with Swedish döv (“deaf”), Danish døv (“deaf, stupid”). More at deaf.