Meaning of Daffy | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A diminutive of the female given name Daphne.
2. A daffodil.
   informal
3. Gin.
   UK, dated, slang, uncountable
4. A diminutive of the female given name Daffodil.
5. A surname from Welsh, derived from the Welsh equivalent of David.

Equivalents

Examples

“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.”

“[…] he failed repeatedly until he took over his famous house in Haymarket, where for many years, surrounded by such admirers as Byron, Tom Moore and Hazlitt, he smoked his yard of clay, drained his glass of 'daffy', and […]”

“Within Castle Tavern, at Holborn, Charles Perth and Lord Lucan were drowning their disparate sorrows in a glass of daffy.”

“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.”

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

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