bonkers
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kərz adjective Slang.
mentally unbalanced; mad; crazy.
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| —adj | |
| slang chiefly (Brit) mad; crazy | |
| [C20 (originally in the sense: slightly drunk, tipsy): of unknown origin] | |
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Bonkers
is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
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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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Slang Dictionary
bonkers definition[ˈbɔŋkɚz]
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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Example sentences
If you subject people to various kinds of inhumane and abusive treatment, some fraction will go bonkers.
They're not all that interested in that, except when it's time to film, and then they go bonkers.
Trainers look for dogs that go bonkers over a favorite toy, such a tennis ball.
She also goes bonkers over the sight of the color red.
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