Meaning of daff | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A fool; an idiot; a blockhead.
2. Clipping of daffodil.
   British, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal
3. A preparation of gypsum once used to adulterate food products.
   obsolete, uncountable

Examples

“Get your daffs here - £2 a bunch.”

“You want a few more daffs on the decani side […]”

“Like spending money, it goes with the territory. So if he wants the price of the daffs and the Black Magic returned, why shouldn't we be compensated for having to put up with the less profitable side of romance?”

“Thus, there is considerable debate going on among Chaush whether performing daff music is in accordance with Islamic law or not,”

“Some of my interviewees stated that they were surprised that pianists do not include daff parts on recordings of these pieces since the daff dramatically changes the sound of the music, while other interviewees said that they found the sound of the piano and daff together uninspiring.”

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