I. ˈdafē, -fi noun
( -es )
Etymology: short for Daffy's elixir, an infants' medicine containing gin, after Thomas Daffy died 1680 English clergyman who first compounded it
: a drop of gin : gin
II. noun
( -es )
Etymology: by shortening
: daffodil
III. “, ˈdȧf- adjective
( -er/-est )
Etymology: obsolete English daff fool + -y — more at daff
: crazy , imbecile , daft
the story is slight, but it has a daffy kind of logic — New York Times Book Review