Daft means dumb. Daft as a brush means someone who lacks concentration, unable to focus on the task at hand.
A daft person is a silly person. Daft as a bush accentuates the daftness humourously and often affectionately. English footballing giant Sir Bobby Robson with obvious affectionate referred to football great Paul "Gazza" Gascoine as as daft as a brush.
The word daft in most cases means silly or foolish.
"Daft prick" is a derogatory term that is commonly used in British English to insult someone as being foolish or stupid. "Daft" means silly or foolish, while "prick" is a vulgar slang term for a person, typically used in a derogatory manner. Therefore, when someone is called a "daft prick," it is a harsh way of saying that they are acting foolishly or being an idiot.
The spelling "dosey" is British slang for daft. Similar words are:doozy : slang term for a big mistake, or other substantial eventdo-si-do : (from dos a dos) a square dance termdoce : Spanish for 12
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I believe the original, full saying should be 'As daft as a brush with no bristles'
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brush In the American South we say "dumb as a box of hair"
A daft person is a silly person. Daft as a bush accentuates the daftness humourously and often affectionately. English footballing giant Sir Bobby Robson with obvious affectionate referred to football great Paul "Gazza" Gascoine as as daft as a brush.
Slang
The word daft in most cases means silly or foolish.
Daft is a British word meaning 'stupid'. For example: 'Brian you are such a daft chap'.
"Daft prick" is a derogatory term that is commonly used in British English to insult someone as being foolish or stupid. "Daft" means silly or foolish, while "prick" is a vulgar slang term for a person, typically used in a derogatory manner. Therefore, when someone is called a "daft prick," it is a harsh way of saying that they are acting foolishly or being an idiot.
Actually the full expression is: Daft as a brush and not half as useful. In the days of chimney sweeps children were often used to clean chimnies as they were the only ones small enough to access the chimney to sweep it out. They were held upside down inside the chimney and accidents frequently ensued resulting, of course in brain injury. Hence the expression "daft" which means silly, unable to concentrate etc.
The cast of Daft As a Brush - 1975 includes: David Daker Elizabeth Dawn Jonathan Pryce Lynn Redgrave
Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This means to obtain. The image is of looking around trying to scare something out of the brush.
If you mean slang as in internet slang, then it means "Certified Old Fart".