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barmy

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barm⋅y

  [bahr-mee]
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–adjective, barm⋅i⋅er, barm⋅i⋅est.
1. containing or resembling barm; frothy.
2. British Slang. balmy (def. 4).
Origin:
1525–35; barm + -y 1 ; def. 2 prob. resp. of balmy by r-less speaker
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barm·y   (bär'mē)   
adj.   barm·i·er, barm·i·est

  1. Full of barm; foamy.

  2. Eccentric; daft.


[Sense 2, alteration of balmy.]
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