Word of the Day: Daft

[Ruthanne]

daft in British English · 1. informal foolish or stupid · 2. offensive a slang word for insane · 3. informal extremely fond (of).

 

[Gaer]

That's ME! You're describing ME!

 

[Aunt Marg]

Unbeknownst to me, I left me home one early morn with a tiny little hole in me knickers, and you wouldn't believe the daft, I mean draft I felt from that tiny little hole! Boy did I ever feel daft...

 

[Aunt Marg]

That's ME! You're describing ME!

Not you at all, Gaer.

 

[Aunt Marg]

In ode to this WOTD...

 

[Ruthanne]

That's ME! You're describing ME!

Never thought of you that way!

 

[Aunt Marg]

Never thought of you that way!

Me neither, Ruthanne.

 

[Ruthanne]

Me neither, Ruthanne.

I know, I saw your post.

 

[win231]

It's not the name of a cartoon duck with a lisp?

 

[Ruthanne]

It's not the name of a cartoon duck with a lisp?

No that's Daffy Duck.

 

[Aunt Marg]

It's not the name of a cartoon duck with a lisp?

Ah yes... Dafty Duck. LOL!

 

[peramangkelder]

The Word Of The Day brought back pleasant memories because I used to hear the word daft spoken by my English Grandma

 

[Rosemarie]

The Word Of The Day brought back pleasant memories because I used to hear the word daft spoken by my English Grandma

As daft as a brush and as wooden as the handle.....Is that what she used to say?

 

[Sliverfox]

Can't daft be the excuse for "what did I just say" moments?

 

[peramangkelder]

As daft as a brush and as wooden as the handle.....Is that what she used to say?

Something along those lines @Rosemarie....memories

 

[jujube]

The sailor couldn't remember the difference between d'aft and d'stern and when the captain called "HARD TO D'STARBOARD", he got d'ported.