Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

daft as a brush

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.37 in modern English

Syllables
daft as a brush
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Tending to do or say foolish or silly things.

Informal

Usage

Questions

What does daft as a brush mean?
Tending to do or say foolish or silly things.

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