batty

bat·ty  (bt)

adj. bat·ti·er, bat·ti·est Slang

Crazy; insane.

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[From bats in the belfry.]

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batti·ness n.

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batty [ˈbætɪ]

adj -tier, -tiest Slang

1. insane; crazy

2. odd; eccentric

[from bat²; compare the phrase have bats in the belfry]

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

batty - informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy" bats, bonkers, buggy, crackers, daft, dotty, haywire, kookie, kooky, loco, loony, around the bend, balmy, nuts, round the bend, wacky, whacky, nutty, barmy, loopy, fruity, cracked insane - afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement; "was declared insane"; "insane laughter"

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batty

adjective crazy, odd, mad, eccentric, bats (slang), out there (slang), nuts (slang), barking (slang), peculiar, daft (informal), crackers (Brit. slang), queer (informal), insane, lunatic, loony (slang), barmy (slang), off-the-wall (slang), touched, nutty (slang), potty (Brit. informal), oddball (informal), off the rails, cracked (slang), bonkers (slang, chiefly Brit.), cranky (U.S., Canad., & Irish informal), dotty (slang, chiefly Brit.), loopy (informal), crackpot (informal), out to lunch (informal), barking mad (slang), out of your mind, outré, gonzo (slang), screwy (informal), doolally (slang), off your trolley (slang), round the twist (Brit. slang), up the pole (informal), off your rocker (slang), not the full shilling (informal), as daft as a brush (informal, chiefly Brit.), wacko or whacko (slang) some batty uncle of theirs

Translations

batty [ˈbætɪ] ADJ (battier (compar) (battiest (superl))) (esp Brit) → chiflado, chalado

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batty [ˈbæti] adj (= barmy) [person] → toqué(e); [idea, behaviour] → loufoque

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batty

adj (+er) (Brit inf) → verrückt; person also → plemplem pred (inf); to go batty → überschnappen (inf)

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batty [ˈbætɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (fam) (person) → svitato/a, strambo/a; (behaviour, idea) → strampalato/a
I must be going batty! → sto proprio rimbambendo!

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batty [ˈbætɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (fam) (person) → svitato/a, strambo/a; (behaviour, idea) → strampalato/a
I must be going batty! → sto proprio rimbambendo!

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