Green’s Dictionary of Slang

a daffodil; usu. in pl.

1908		A.N. Lyons Arthur’s 42: But what price the little bunch o’ daffies to lay upon ’er pore ole grave?
1934		D.L. Sayers Nine Tailors (1984) 57: You want a few more daffs. on the decani side, Mrs. Venables.
1941		N. Mitchison Among You Taking Notes 26 Apr. 138: We walked round the garden, looking at the daffs.
1950		C. Harris Three-Ha’Pence to the Angel 142: They tell me there’s daffs out in the Gardens.
1967		N. Dunn Poor Cow 112: Look at those daffs; first sign of spring.
1983		P. Reading ‘Tryst’ in Diplopic 56: Them plastic daffs look very nice, though.
1992		D. Jarman letter 7 Mar. Smiling in Slow Motion (2000) 89: The garden looking greener, all the daffs out.
1999		Indep. on Sun. Travel 19 Dec. 6: So there I was on that spring morning, with the daffs winking knowingly at me.
2000		Observer Mag. 27 Feb. 58: Planted in layers, with the tulips deepest, then the daffs.