/ ˈdæfi; NAmE / adjective
( daf·fier , daf·fi·est ) ( informal ) silly
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WORD ORIGIN
late 19th cent.: from northern English dialect daff simpleton + -y ; perhaps related to daft .
/ ˈdæfi; NAmE / adjective
( daf·fier , daf·fi·est ) ( informal ) silly
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WORD ORIGIN
late 19th cent.: from northern English dialect daff simpleton + -y ; perhaps related to daft .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005