bats
nounverbadjectivecommon in dialogue
- //bæts//
Mad, insane.
noun
- 1
Also a form of batplural of bat
verb
- 1
Also a form of batthird-person singular simple present indicative of bat
adjective
- 1
informalMad, insane.
You must be bats to go out in the cold without a coat on.
"Don't be so bats, Binns! Why should anyone want to pinch just one boot?" "He might have been a chap with only one leg."
Forms
- comparative
- more bats
- superlative
- most bats