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Meanings of daft in inglés

Informal or slang terms for mentally irregular.

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Mentally ill; affected with madness or insanity.

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Examples for "mad"
Examples for "mad"
1
She was not mad; she took clothes; she left everything in order.
What Necessity Knows
2
All the world was mad and she was the maddest in it.
The Lure of the Mask
3
It's a beautiful course with plenty of distractions for the less horse-mad.
The Irish Times
4
The capital and the whole nation went mad with hatred and fear.
The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume ...
5
Once again the mad joy of the battle was in my veins.
The Adventures of Gerard
1
The word I'd use is 'ordinary.' But she had some crazy-ass ideas.
Flash and Bones
2
Better get help; he's crazy.' 'I'll send for the bos'n,' Steen said.
And the deep blue sea
3
Minutes after downing the food, I was feeling more batshit-stir-crazy than ever.
Bones Are Forever
4
I spend my time in complaining; my aunt says I am crazy.
Marie Bashkirtseff (From Childhood to Girlhood)
5
And to tell you the truth, he really is sort of half-crazy.'
Shadowland
Usage of daft in inglés
1
I'm not daft.Why will it be difficult?I think a number of reasons.
Independent.ie
2
And the first one said, 'Come on, shift it, you daft cunt.
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
3
Ye speak daft. She upended the cup and took a long drink.
Heaven and the heather
4
I didn't expect anyone to be daft enough to take it seriously.
The Guardian
5
Please don't be daft enough to think that this game is over.
The Guardian
6
The public have just gone daft-inthe West End, that is, to-day.
The Lodger
7
He would find daft, random ways of getting into trouble at school.
The Guardian
8
Lou, the funky, reassuringly daft, all-purpose parent figure was obviously a 'hir.'
Year's best sf 15
9
I adored that those movies were high concept but also gloriously daft.
The Guardian
10
The whole concept of a high-performance SUV is an entirely daft one.
The Irish Times
11
He did his bit for Comic Relief by making Simpson look daft.
The Guardian
12
Yeah, we're not actually daft enough to write this NSFW one out.
The South African
13
I tell him not to be daft, it's only a five-minute walk.
The Guardian
14
Maybe it's their equivalent of Eamon Ryan's daft-as-a-brush run-in with the rugger-buggers.
The Irish Times
15
And their whole talk was of daft-like dances, and bridge, and absurdities.
Penny Plain
16
You're daft about the working-class and have no use for any other.
Huntingtower
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Daft through the time
Daft across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common