batshit

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈbæt.ʃɪt/

Noun

batshit (uncountable)

1. (vulgar, literally) fecal matter produced by bats
2. (slang, vulgar) nonsense, horseshit; especially when said by or attributed to someone irrational.
3. (slang, vulgar) extreme irrationality or unreasonableness, insanity, craziness.

Synonyms

• guano

Adjective

batshit

1. (slang, vulgar) extremely irrational or unreasonable, insane, crazy.

   Don't take any courses from that professor. She's completely batshit.

   • 1995, Nicholas Pileggi, Martin Scorsese, Casino:

     Nicky Santoro: And what the fuck are you doing on TV anyhow? You know I get calls from back home every fuckin day, they think you went batshit!

   • 2002, David Simon, The Wire, (ref ↗):

     Those subpoenas went out today!

     The front office is gonna go batshit!

Synonyms

• batcrap
• batpoop
• See also Thesaurus:insane.

Related terms

• apeshit
• bat
• batty
• go batshit
• shit

Translations

• French: cintré, cinglé, zoné, gelé, pété par la gelée
• German: durchgeknallt
• Russian: сумасше́дший

Adverb

batshit (not comparable)

1. (slang) Used as an intensifier, particularly for insane or synonyms.

   When we heard about it he went batshit nuts.

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