batty
Meaning
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- (slang) Mad, crazy, silly.
- (obsolete) Belonging to, or resembling, a bat (mammal).
Synonyms
batchy
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈbæti/
Etymology
From bat + -y. In sense “insane”, attested 1903, from expression have bats in one's belfry, from tendency of bats to fly around erratically. Compare also batshit (“insane”) and squirrelly (“jumpy, eccentric”).
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