Etymology

Daffy Duck

Today it means: A fictional anthropomorphic black duck in the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of animated cartoons by Warner Bros., with a distinctive lisping voice and zany behavior. Full definition →

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The story

From daffy + duck. The character first appeared in the short Porky's Duck Hunt (1937).

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