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bats

A child points at bats flying in the twilight sky.

Definition
  1. Adjective:
    • Mentally irregular; crazy; insane: "Bats" is an informal, often humorous or slang term used to describe someone or something as being crazy, irrational, or wildly eccentric. It suggests a state of mind that is not normal or sensible.
Usage
  • The adjective "bats" is used informally, often in a hyperbolic or lighthearted way to describe extreme eccentricity or irrationality. It is typically used predicatively (after a linking verb like "is" or "seems").
Examples
  • Adjective:
    • His idea to build a house out of candy is completely bats.
    • She must be bats to go hiking in this storm.
    • The whole situation was so chaotic it drove him bats.
Advanced Usage
  • "to drive someone bats": to make someone extremely annoyed or crazy.
    • The constant noise from the construction site is driving me bats.
Variants and Related Words
  • Batty (adj): A more common informal synonym meaning crazy or eccentric.
    • He's gone a bit batty in his old age.
  • Bats in the belfry: An idiom meaning crazy or eccentric.
    • He's got bats in the belfry if he thinks that plan will work.
Synonyms
  • Crazy
  • Insane
  • Mad
  • Bonkers (informal)
  • Loony (informal)
Related Idioms
  • Bats in the belfry: To be crazy or have strange ideas.
    • Talking to his plants? He's got bats in the belfry.
  • Like a bat out of hell: Moving extremely fast.
    • He ran out of the room like a bat out of hell. (Note: This idiom uses "bat" the animal, not the adjective "bats," but is a common phrase.)
bats

A child points at bats flying in the twilight sky.

Adjective
  1. informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
    • it used to drive my husband balmy

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