batty
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batty¹
- /ˈbæti/ UK
- /ˈbæti/ US
- [ˈbæɾi] US
Sounds like baddie (t-flapping) · Rhymes with -æti
Where it comes from
From bat + -y. In sense “insane”, attested 1903, from expression have bats in one's belfry, from tendency of bats to fly around erratically. Compare also batshit (“insane”) and squirrelly (“jumpy, eccentric”).
adjective battier · battiest
- Mad, crazy, silly. He had left too fast. He must have seen the girl. He couldn't be sure she was too batty to see him.
- Belonging to, or resembling, a bat (mammal). And from each other look thou lead them thus Till o'er their brows death-counterfeiting sleep With leaden legs and batty wings doth creep.
batty²
Where it comes from
From bottom, possibly influenced by botty or butt.
noun batties · bati
- The buttocks or anus. He kick the boy down and beat the boy back and batty and leg.
- A homosexual man. For example, recent Jamaican 'raga' lyrics by Buju Banton and Brand Nubian attach the affirmation of black identity to crude animosity towards homosexuality and contain offensive language against the 'batties' as icons of non-blackness.
batty³
noun
- Obsolete form of paddy (“rice”). The rice, or batty, is sown in June, at the commencement of the periodical rains; […]
Batty⁴
Where it comes from
From Batte, a Middle English pet-form of Bartholomew.
proper noun Battys
- A surname transferred from the given name.
Translations
Talk about this word "batty." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/batty. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. batty. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/batty "batty." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/batty.Cite this
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title = {batty},
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year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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