batty adj

batty adj
What is a vampire's favorite sport? Answer: Baseball! Drives them batty!

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  • batty — adj. (slang) mad to go batty over * * * [ bætɪ] (slang) [ mad ] to go batty over …   Combinatory dictionary

  • batty — adj Crazy, insane. If you think I m going to get me to date your sister, you re batty. 1900s …   Historical dictionary of American slang

  • batty — [bat′ē] adj. battier, battiest [< BAT2 + Y2] Slang crazy or eccentric …   English World dictionary

  • batty — Adj. Crazy, eccentric. Noun. Buttocks, bottom. Orig. W.I …   English slang and colloquialisms

  • batty — adj. (battier, battiest) sl. crazy. Derivatives: battily adv. battiness n. Etymology: BAT(2) + Y(1) …   Useful english dictionary

  • batty — [[t]bæ̱ti[/t]] battier, battiest ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you say that someone is batty, you mean that they are rather eccentric or slightly crazy. [BRIT, INFORMAL] Laura s going a bit batty. ...some batty uncle of theirs. Syn: barmy …   English dictionary

  • batty — battiness, n. /bat ee/, adj., battier, battiest. Slang. insane; crazy; eccentric. [BAT2 + Y1] * * * …   Universalium

  • batty — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj., slang, insane, eccentric. See insanity, unconformity. II (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Slang. Afflicted with or exhibiting irrationality and mental unsoundness: brainsick, crazy, daft, demented …   English dictionary for students

  • batty — bat|ty [ˈbæti] adj [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: BAT17] slightly crazy, but not in an unpleasant or frightening way = ↑nutty …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • batty — bat·ty || bætɪ adj. crazy, nuts (Slang) …   English contemporary dictionary

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