"daft laddie" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: daft laddies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} daft laddie (plural daft laddies)
  1. A stupid person Tags: Northern-England, Scotland Derived forms: daft laddie question
    Sense id: en-daft_laddie-en-noun-Ibc8g5Ri Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Northern England English, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 83 17 Disambiguation of Northern England English: 94 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 95 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 96 4
  2. A person feigning stupidity Tags: Northern-England, Scotland
    Sense id: en-daft_laddie-en-noun-~34NChDB

Inflected forms

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