bonkers

adjectivenounattested in dialogue

United Kingdom//ˈbɒŋkəz//
United States//ˈbɑŋkɚz//

Mad; crazy.

adjective

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informalMad; 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[.]
"They are turning people off travelling. And the removal of catering on such a long-distance route is just bonkers."
Notable examples include The Titfield Thunderbolt (1953), […], and The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery, a slightly bonkers 1965 comedy using the Longmoor Military Railway and obviously sped-up footage.

Etymology

Unknown. Perhaps from bonk (a blow or punch on the head, compare whacky); perhaps related to earlier bonce.

noun

1
Also a form of bonkerplural of bonker

Forms

comparative: more bonkers
superlative: most bonkers

Bong · A Bengali (from West Bengal).bonjour · Good morning; hello.Bonjour · A surname from French.

bonkers · Mad; crazy.

bonnet · A type of hat, once widely worn by women or children, held in…Bonnet · A surname from French.bonnie · Merry; happy.

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