Daff Meaning in English
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Definition
A British slang verb meaning to act silly, waste time doing nothing serious, or mess around instead of working.
Usage & Nuances
Very informal and mainly British English. Common in speech among friends; rarely written. Similar to 'goof off' or 'mess around.' Not used in American English. Often appears as 'daff about/around.'
Spanish: hacer el tonto (slang) - holgazanear (slang)Portuguese (BR): vadiar (gíria) - agir como bobo (gíria)Portuguese (PT): vadiar (gíria) - portar-se como tolo (gíria)Chinese (Simplified): 无所事事（俚语）- 傻傻地玩耍（俚语）Chinese (Traditional): 無所事事（俚語）- 傻傻地玩耍（俚語）Hindi: मूर्खता करना (स्लैंग) - आलसी घूमना (स्लैंग)Arabic: يتصرّف بسخافة (عامية) - يتسكع بلا هدف (عامية)Bengali: আলসেমি করা - অকাজ করা - ঢিলেঢালা ঘুরে বেড়ানোRussian: бездельничать - валять дурака - прокрастинироватьJapanese: ふざける - だらだらする - 遊び回るVietnamese: làm biếng - đùa giỡn - lêu lổngKorean: 빈둥거리다 - 장난치다 - 시간 끌다Turkish: oyalanmak - aylaklık etmek - boş boş gezmekUrdu: وقت ضائع کرنا - فضول کام کرنا - ادھر اُدھر گھومناIndonesian: berleha-leha - bermalas-malasan - main-main
Example Sentences
Stop daffing and help me with the dishes.
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He spent the whole afternoon just daffing around the house.
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If you daff about all day, you'll never finish your work.
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We should stop daffing about and get down to business.
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They're always daffing around during meetings instead of paying attention.
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I wasted half my morning just daffing about on my phone.
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