barmy

barm·y  (bärm)

adj. barm·i·er, barm·i·est

1. Full of barm; foamy.

2. Eccentric; daft.

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[Sense 2, alteration of balmy.]

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barmy [ˈbɑːmɪ]

adj -mier, -miest

Slang insane Also balmy

[originally, full of barm, hence frothing, excited, flighty, etc.]

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	barmy - marked by spirited enjoyment zestful, zesty, yeasty spirited - displaying animation, vigor, or liveliness
	2.	barmy - informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy" around the bend, balmy, bats, batty, bonkers, buggy, crackers, daft, dotty, haywire, kookie, kooky, loco, loony, nuts, round the bend, wacky, whacky, nutty, loopy, fruity, cracked insane - afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement; "was declared insane"; "insane laughter"

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barmy balmy (Slang)

adjective

1. stupid, bizarre, foolish, silly, daft (informal), irresponsible, irrational, senseless, preposterous, impractical, idiotic, inane, fatuous, dumb-ass (slang) This policy is absolutely barmy.

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), wacko or whacko (informal), a sausage short of a fry-up (slang) He used to say I was barmy, and that really got to me.
insane reasonable, sensible, rational, all there (informal), sane, of sound mind, in your right mind

Translations

barmy [ˈbɑːmɪ] ADJ (barmier (compar) (barmiest (superl))) (Brit) → chiflado, chalado
you must be barmy! → ¿estás loco?

barmy [ˈbɑː^rmi] adj (British) (= crazy) [person] → timbré(e), cinglé(e); [idea] → fou*(folle)

barmy

adj (+er) (Brit inf) → bekloppt (inf); idea etc → blödsinnig (inf)

barmy [ˈbɑːmɪ] adj (Brit) (fam) → tocco/a, toccato/a, suonato/a