daffy

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see also: Daffy

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈdæfi/

Adjective

daffy (comparative daffier, superlative daffiest)

1. (colloquial) Somewhat mad or eccentric.

   Synonyms: crazy, nutty, wacky

   • 1909, Gene Stratton-Porter, A Girl of the Limberlost, ch. 1

     "You've gone so plum daffy you are forgetting your dinner," jeered her mother.

   • 1922, F. Scott Fitzgerald, O Russet Witch!, ch. 4

     He was daffy about her and she could twist him around her little finger.

Noun

daffy (plural daffies)

1. (informal) A daffodil.

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Daffy

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Proper noun

1. A female given name
   • 1983 Mary Downing Hahn, Daphne's Book, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, ISBN 0899191835, page 5:

     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 female given name
   • 1997 Emily Dalton, Wake Me With a Kiss, Harlequin, ISBN 0373166850, page 11:

     "Call me Daffy," Daffodil interrupted with a demure smile.

3. Surname

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