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barmy

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barm·y  (bärm)
adj. barm·i·er, barm·i·est
1. Full of barm; foamy.
2. Eccentric; daft.

[Sense 2, alteration of balmy.]

barmy
Adjective
[-mier, -miest] Slang insane [originally, full of barm, frothing, excited]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.barmy - marked by spirited enjoyment
spirited - displaying animation, vigor, or liveliness
2.barmybarmy - informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy"
insane - afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement; "was declared insane"; "insane laughter"

barmy or balmy (Slang)
adjective 2. insane, odd, crazy, stupid, silly, nuts (slang) loony (slang) nutty (slang) goofy (informal) idiotic, loopy (informal) crackpot (informal) out to lunch (informal) dippy, out of your mind, gonzo (slang) doolally (slang) off your trolley (slang) round the twist Brit. (slang) up the pole (informal) off your rocker (slang) off the air Austral. (slang) wacko or whacko (informal) porangi N.Z. << OPPOSITE sane
Translations
barmy [ˈbɑːmɪ] adj (col) → chiflado, chalado
barmy [ˈbɑːmɪ] adj (Brit) (inf) → timbré(e)cinglé(e)
barmy [ˈbɑːmɪ] (Brit) (inf) adjbekloppt
barmy [ˈbɑːmɪ] adj (BRIT ) (col) → tocco/a


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All the charm, the wit, the insinuating manipulation and barmy face-pulling we deem a fun Nicholson performance is here in abundance, along with a beguiling willingness to make just enough of a fool of himself to fit into, if not become a citizen of, Sandler's idiot screen universe.
Richard Mitchley is Ahlberg's ideal co-conspirator: wringing every droll ounce of British wit from the barmy premise and cast of ever-so-ordinary folks befuddled by the onset of sudden possibilities.
But each is an over-the-top paste gem, none more barmy than her Untitled (Christmas Flood), 1994: a quite literal flood of fake Christmas trees, dangerously decorative ornaments, and hard plastic water.
 
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