What's the difference between blockhead and daff?

Blockhead


Definition:

  • (n.) A stupid fellow; a dolt; a person deficient in understanding.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Formative experiences included watching Hammer horror films aged six as his babysitter passed him cigarettes, and of course Top Of The Pops: "I remember being seven and watching Ian Dury & The Blockheads and Lena Lovich.
  • (2) Wake Up and Make Love With Me – Ian Dury and the Blockheads Linguists may object to the old definition of verbs as "action" words, but tell that to Ian Dury.
  • (3) James May's service company, Blockhead & May, banks with Coutts, but is not quite in the same league as Hammond.
  • (4) It's like gazing through a horrid little window into an awesome universe of pure blockheaded spite.
  • (5) Expect many, many additional parts should the film win over blockheads.
  • (6) Not quite the point that was being made, but then Mr du Bois's name roughly translates as "blockhead".
  • (7) The Blockheads "Explore, mine, craft and build in this giant and detailed sandbox game," explained the Google Play listing for this, with the two key words being "mine" and "craft".

Daff


Definition:

  • (v. t.) To cast aside; to put off; to doff.
  • (n.) A stupid, blockish fellow; a numskull.
  • (v. i.) To act foolishly; to be foolish or sportive; to toy.
  • (v. t.) To daunt.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) This bomb hit Daff al-Shouk square, where families were celebrating Eid, on the southern outskirts of the capital.