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bonkers

[bong-kerz] Origin

bon·kers

[bong-kerz]
adjective Slang.
mentally unbalanced; mad; crazy.

Origin:
1945–50; of uncertain origin; for final element, compare -ers
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Bonkers is always a great word to know.
So is fubar. Does it mean:
a person who is notably honest, moral, or innocent
not working, completely messed up, bungled, confused
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bonkers (ˈbɒŋkəz)
 
adj
slang chiefly (Brit) mad; crazy
 
[C20 (originally in the sense: slightly drunk, tipsy): of unknown origin]

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Word Origin & History

bonkers
"crazy," 1957, British slang, perhaps from earlier naval slang meaning "slightly drunk" (1948), from notion of a thump ("bonk") on the head.
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bonkers definition

[ˈbɔŋkɚz]
  1. mod.
    and crackers. insane; crazy. : I think I am going crackers.
  2. mod.
    slightly intoxicated. : She's too bonkers to drive.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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