daftadjective
uk/dɑːft/us/dæft/UK informalsilly or stupid:
You daft idiot!
It was a pretty daft idea anyway.
Don't be daft - let me pay - you paid last time.
More examples
- He's thought up another daft scheme for getting rich before he's 20.
- He thinks I'm seeing another man, but that's just daft. I would never do that.
- Don't be daft - of course I'm not wearing this to the party!
- It seems daft, but it would be cheaper to buy another washing machine than to get this one repaired.
- Look at that daft cat - she's chasing her tail.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Stupid and silly
- (as) thick as two short planks idiom
- absurd
- adolescent
- against your better judgment idiom
- asinine
- be crazy about sb/sth idiom
- certifiable
- dozy
- drink, laugh, etc. yourself silly idiom
- drivel
- dumb
- empty-headed
- gibber
- loony
- loopy
- lumpen
- lumpish
- madcap
- slow
- wrongheaded
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Idiom(s)
be (as) daft as a brush