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bonkers
bon·kers B0385500 (bŏng′kərz)adj. Informal Crazy: "When word spread that free gas was to be found, the populace, as expected, went bonkers" (Washington Post).
[Origin unknown.]bonkers (ˈbɒŋkəz) adjslang chiefly Brit mad; crazy[C20 (originally in the sense: slightly drunk, tipsy): of unknown origin]bon•kers (ˈbɒŋ kərz)
adj. Slang. mentally unbalanced. [1945–50] Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. |  bonkers - informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy"bats, batty, buggy, crackers, daft, dotty, haywire, kookie, kooky, loco, loony, around the bend, balmy, nuts, round the bend, wacky, whacky, nutty, barmy, loopy, fruity, crackedinsane - afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement; "was declared insane"; "insane laughter" |
bonkersadjectiveInformal. Afflicted with or exhibiting irrationality and mental unsoundness:brainsick, crazy, daft, demented, disordered, distraught, dotty, insane, lunatic, mad, maniac, maniacal, mentally ill, moonstruck, off, touched, unbalanced, unsound, wrong.Informal: cracked, daffy, gaga, loony.Slang: bananas, batty, buggy, cuckoo, fruity, loco, nuts, nutty, screwy, wacky.Chiefly British: crackers.Law: non compos mentis.Idioms: around the bend, crazy as a loon, mad as a hatter, not all there, nutty as a fruitcake, off one's head, off one's rocker, of unsound mind, out of one's mind, sick in the head, stark raving mad.Translationsbonkers
go bonkers1. To be or become wild, restless, irrational, or crazy; to act in such a way. The drivers in this country seem to go completely bonkers if there's even a little bit of snow on the ground. Don't give the kids too much sugar or they'll end up going bonkers! We thought taking our family vacation in a tiny cottage out in the country would be a nice break from city life, but we all went a bit bonkers after a few days.2. To be or become very angry or upset. My parents went bonkers when they found out I'd taken the car without asking. Now, don't go bonkers or anything, but I've decided to move to Canada.3. To be or become extremely excited or enthusiastic (about something). I've never understood that pop star's popularity, but kids just go bonkers for her music.See also: bonkers, go(stark) raving bonkersTotally crazy or eccentric; filled with an excessive amount of emotion, especially anger or excitement. I know you'll probably think me raving bonkers, but I sold all my possessions and am moving to a small village in China. The announcement drove fans stark raving bonkers, as it will be the first new album the band has released in over 10 years. The boss is stark raving mad after I bungled the expense reports.See also: bonkers, raving(stark) raving madTotally crazy or eccentric; filled with an excessive amount of emotion, especially anger or excitement. I know you'll probably think I'm raving mad, but I sold all my possessions and am moving to a small village in China. The announcement drove fans stark raving mad, as it will be the first new album the band has released in over 10 years. The boss is stark raving bonkers after I bungled the expense reports.See also: mad, ravingbonkers1. Crazy, wacky, or strange. There's a guy on our corner who shouts about the end of the world; I think he's bonkers.2. Drunk. Do you remember last night at the bar at all? You were really bonkers!drive (one) bonkersTo annoy or frustrate one to the point of exasperation. A week on vacation with my relatives is enough to drive me bonkers. That loud beeping noise is driving me bonkers!See also: bonkers, drivedrive someone batty and drive someone bonkers; drive someone nutsFig. to annoy or irritate someone. You are certainly annoying! You're going to drive me batty. This cold is driving me bonkers. These tax forms are driving me nuts.See also: batty, drivedrive someone crazyAlso, drive someone mad or bananas or bonkers or nuts or up the wall ; drive someone to drink. Greatly exasperate someone, annoy to distraction. For example, His habitual lateness drives me crazy, or Apologizing over and over drives me bananas, or These slovenly workmen drive me up the wall, or Your nagging is driving me to drink. All of these hyperbolic expressions describe a person's extreme frustration, supposedly to the point of insanity ( crazy, mad, nuts, bonkers, and bananas all mean "insane"); up the wall alludes to climbing the walls to escape and to drink to imbibing alcohol to induce oblivion. See also: crazy, drive, someone(stark) raving ˈmad/ˈbonkers (informal) completely crazy; suddenly very angry with somebody: Are you stark raving mad, jumping off a moving train? ♢ When I told her I’d crashed her car, she went stark raving bonkers.See also: bonkers, mad, ravingbonkers (ˈbɔŋkɚz)1. and crackers mod. insane; crazy. I think I am going crackers. 2. mod. slightly intoxicated. She’s too bonkers to drive. drive someone bonkers and drive someone nuts tv. to drive someone crazy. (see also bonkers, nuts.) Shat up! You’re driving me bonkers. These tax forms are driving me nuts. See also: bonkers, drive, someonebonkers
Synonyms for bonkersadj afflicted with or exhibiting irrationality and mental unsoundnessSynonyms- brainsick
- crazy
- daft
- demented
- disordered
- distraught
- dotty
- insane
- lunatic
- mad
- maniac
- maniacal
- mentally ill
- moonstruck
- off
- touched
- unbalanced
- unsound
- wrong
- cracked
- daffy
- gaga
- loony
- bananas
- batty
- buggy
- cuckoo
- fruity
- loco
- nuts
- nutty
- screwy
- wacky
- crackers
- non compos mentis
Synonyms for bonkersadj informal or slang terms for mentally irregularSynonyms- bats
- batty
- buggy
- crackers
- daft
- dotty
- haywire
- kookie
- kooky
- loco
- loony
- around the bend
- balmy
- nuts
- round the bend
- wacky
- whacky
- nutty
- barmy
- loopy
- fruity
- cracked
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