"wifty-wafty" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: wifty-waftier [comparative], wifty-waftiest [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} wifty-wafty (comparative wifty-waftier, superlative wifty-waftiest)
  1. Silly, dippy, kooky.

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