Weird Word Wednesday

daft

adjective \ˈdaft also ˈdäft\

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Simple Definition of daft

: strange often in a way that is funny

: crazy or foolish

Full Definition of daft

1

a :  silly, foolish

b :  mad, insane

2

Scottish :  frivolously merry

daftly adverb

daftness play \ˈdaf(t)-nəs\ noun

Origin of daft

Middle English dafte gentle, stupid; akin to Old English gedæfte mild, gentle, Middle English defte deft, Old Church Slavic podobati to be fitting

First Known Use: 14th century

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daemon

Popularity: Bottom 30% of words

Definition of daemon

variant of demon

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Weird Word Wednesday

dado

noun,  da·do \ˈdā-(ˌ)dō\

Popularity: Bottom 30% of words

Definition of dado

plural dadoes

1

a :  the part of a pedestal of a column above the base

b :  the lower part of an interior wall when specially decorated or faced; also :  the decoration adorning this part of a wall

2

:  a rectangular groove cut to make a joint in woodworking; specifically :  one cut across the grain

Illustration of dado

Origin of dado

Italian, die, plinth

First Known Use: 1664

2 dado

verb,  da·do

Definition of dado

Dadoed dadoing

transitive verb

1

:  to provide with a dado

2

a :  to set into a groove

b :  to cut a dado in (as a plank)

1881

First Known Use of dado

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dabchick

noun  dab·chick \ˈdab-ˌchik\

Popularity: Bottom 20% of words

Definition of dabchick

:  any of several small grebes

Origin of dabchick

probably irregular from obsolete English dop to dive + English chick

First Known Use: circa 1550

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