intransitive) To be crazy or eccentric.' name='description'> have bats in one's belfry - definition and meaning
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have bats in one's belfry

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  • verb idiomatic (intransitive) To be crazy or eccentric.

Etymologies

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1899, from tendency of bats to fly around erratically, with “belfry” indicating “head, mind”.

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Words with the same meaning

  1. insane

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Forms

  1. batshit
  2. batty

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