daffy

== English == === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdæfi/ Rhymes: -æfi === Etymology 1 === From daff + -y. ==== Adjective ==== daffy (comparative daffier, superlative daffiest) (colloquial) Somewhat mad or eccentric. Synonyms: crazy, nutty, wacky ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== daffy (plural daffies) (informal) A daffodil. === Etymology 3 === An allusion to an old medicine known as Daffy's Elixir. ==== Noun ==== daffy (uncountable) (UK, slang, dated) Gin. 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. ===== References ===== John Camden Hotten (1873), The Slang Dictionary