Meaning of daft laddie question | Babel Free
Definitions
A question posed to a group by a person feigning stupidity with the aim of making sure all aspects of a subject have been considered.
Northern-England, Scotland
Examples
“I'm not immersed in Junior football history, and though I've grown to love it over the years I feel I'm missing a lot of stuff that everyone just seems to know. So I thought the off season was a good time to ask my daft laddie questions. -- Forum post 17/06/2017”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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