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bonkers

adjective

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈbɒŋkəz/ / /ˈbɑŋkɚz/

adj

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

  1. 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."

noun

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

  1. plural of bonker