bonkers
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bonkers
- /ˈbɒŋkəz/ UK
- /ˈbɑŋkɚz/ US
Rhymes with -ɒŋkə(ɹ)z
Where it comes from
Unknown. Perhaps from bonk (a blow or punch on the head, compare whacky); perhaps related to earlier bonce.
adjective more bonkers · most bonkers
- Mad; crazy. [A]nd we should remind ourselves that it is absolutely bonkers that we elect judges at all; that system is used almost nowhere else on earth[.]
noun
- plural of bonker
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: bats, batty, insane, loony, dotty, barmy, kooky, wacky, daft, nuts, cracked, balmy, loopy, crackers, haywire, loco
Translations
Every language
adj mad, crazy
| Español | majara, chiflado, majareta, loco |
|---|---|
| Português | maluco, doido, pirado |
| Français | fou, délirant, irrationnel, zinzin, chtarbé |
| Deutsch | bekloppt, bescheuert, durchgeknallt, plemplem, malle |
| Italiano | rincoglionito, barbogio |
| Русский | чо́кнутый čóknutyj, поме́шанный poméšannyj, спя́тивший spjátivšij |
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title = {bonkers},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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