bonkers

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/ˈbɒŋkəz/

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/ˈbɒŋkəz/ · /ˈbɑŋkɚz/

Definition of bonkers

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

(British, especially, informal)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[.]”
“"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.”

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adj

(British, especially, informal)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[.]”
“"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.”

noun

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

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

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