Colloquial Variant guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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adj
Extremely irrational or unreasonable, insane, crazy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: slang, vulgar
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adv
Used as an intensifier, particularly for insane or synonyms.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable, slang
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Fecal matter produced by bats.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: literally, uncountable, vulgar
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: guano
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Extreme irrationality or unreasonableness, insanity, craziness.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: slang, uncountable, vulgar
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Presumably from batty (“crazy”), itself from earlier have bats in one's belfry, from tendency of bats to fly around erratically. Possibly influenced by or derived from apeshit, particularly in phrase go apeshit.
Across languages
13 source translations are retained for this English entry.
