barking mad

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barking mad

/ˌbɑːkɪŋ ˈmæd/ UK

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From barking + mad.

adjective

New Zealand, UK, informal, not comparable Completely insane.
Similar: three stops short of Dagenham, 5150, bananas, barking, barking mad, fey, buggish, buggy, bughouse, barmy, batchy, batpoop

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@misc{barking_mad_2026,
  title = {barking mad},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/barking%20mad},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}