batty

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see also: Batty

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈbæti/
• (America) IPA: /ˈbæti/, [ˈbæɾi]

Adjective

batty (comparative battier, superlative battiest)

1. (slang) Mad, crazy, silly.
2. (obsolete) Belonging to, or resembling, a bat (mammal).
   • 1595–1596, William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream

     And from each other look thou lead them thus
     Till o'er their brows death-counterfeiting sleep
     With leaden legs and batty wings doth creep.

Translations

• Italian: pazzo

Noun

batty (plural batties)

1. (West Indian slang) The buttocks or anus.
2. (Jamaica, UK, derogatory) A homosexual man.

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Batty

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Proper noun

1. Surname

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