batshit
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batshit
- /ˈbæt.ʃɪt/
Rhymes with -æt.ʃɪt
Where it comes from
Presumably from batty (“crazy”), itself from earlier have bats in one's belfry, from tendency of bats to fly around erratically. Possibly influenced by or derived from apeshit, particularly in phrase go apeshit.
noun bat shit · bat-shit
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Fecal matter produced by bats.
Similar: guano
- Extreme irrationality or unreasonableness, insanity, craziness. Yvette Cooper, the shadow home secretary, suggested Cleverly had previously privately referred to the Rwanda plan as “batshit”, a jibe not explicitly denied by Cleverly.
adjective more batshit · most batshit · bat shit · bat-shit
adverb bat shit · bat-shit
- Used as an intensifier, particularly for insane or its synonyms. When we heard about it he went batshit nuts.
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adj insane
| Français | cintré, cinglé, zoné, gelé, pété par la gelée |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | durchgeknallt, verrückt |
| Русский | сумасше́дший ёбнутый sumasšédšij, ебану́тый jebanútyj, пиздану́тый pizdanútyj |
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title = {batshit},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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