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What (who) is DAFT - definition
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Daft (disambiguation); Daftness
daft
1956 AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND THE NETHERLANDS
DAFT (treaty); Dutch-American Friendship Treaty
(dafter, daftest)
If you describe a person or their behaviour as daft, you think that they are stupid, impractical, or rather strange. (BRIT INFORMAL)
He's not so daft as to listen to rumours...
Don't be daft!
= silly
ADJ
daft
1956 AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND THE NETHERLANDS
DAFT (treaty); Dutch-American Friendship Treaty
a.
[Scotch.]
1.
Stupid, silly, foolish, delirious, insane, absurd.
2.
Playful, frolicsome, mirthful, merry, sportive.
daft
1956 AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND THE NETHERLANDS
DAFT (treaty); Dutch-American Friendship Treaty
¦ adjective Brit. informal
1. silly; foolish.
2. (daft about) infatuated with.
Derivatives
daftly adverb
daftness noun
Origin
OE ged?fte 'mild, meek', of Gmc origin.
Wikipedia
Daft
Daft is an Old English-derived word for silly, stupid, or mad, depending on context.
Daft may also refer to:
- Daft (album), a 1986 album by Art of Noise
- DAFT (treaty), Dutch-American Friendship Treaty, signed in 1956
- D.A.F.T.: A Story About Dogs, Androids, Firemen and Tomatoes, a collection of music videos from Daft Punk's first album Homework
- Daft, an adulterant to bulk up candy; see List of foodborne illness outbreaks by death toll
Examples of use of DAFT
1. Fancy Richard being so daft as to run to lawyers.
2. "Don‘t be daft," she said, then paused for thought.
3. Don‘t be daft, Marcel, people will never fall for it.
4. At least Moonbeam or Rainbow – although daft have nicer connotations.
5. "She‘s said some particularly daft things in her time.