daffing en · NOUN
Etymology
From daff + -ing.
Meanings
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(Scotland, uncountable, usually) Fun; merrymaking.
Willy, Willy Wilkin, Kissed the maids a-milking, Fa, la, la! And with his merry daffing, He set them all a laughing. Ha, ha, ha!
1886, James Orchard Halliwell, “Fourteenth Class: Love and Matrimony: CCCCXLI”, in The Nursery Rhymes of England:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| daffings | Number=Plur | lexicographic |