"dafty" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dafties [plural], daftie [alternative]
Etymology: From daft + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|daft|y}} daft + -y Head templates: {{en-noun}} dafty (plural dafties)
  1. (Scotland, Northern England) A daft person. Tags: Northern-England, Scotland

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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