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behaving strangely, or very silly: Not another one of her barmy ideas! Synonyms. batty informal disapproving. bonkers informal humorous. crackers UK informal. kooky mainly US informal. loco mainly US slang. loony informal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Stupid and silly. absurdity. absurdly. adolescent.
If you say that someone or something is barmy, you mean that they are slightly crazy or very foolish. [ British , informal , disapproval ] Bill used to say I was barmy, and that would really get to me.
Definition of barmy adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Barmy definition: containing or resembling barm; frothy.. See examples of BARMY used in a sentence.
barmy. containing or resembling barm, the yeast formed on malt liquors while fermenting; frothy: a barmy drink. Not to be confused with: balmy – mild and refreshing; soft; soothing; a balmy breeze; producing balm: balmy plants; crazy; foolish; eccentric: a balmy old hermit.
crazy or silly: What a barmy idea! That bloke must have thought you were barmy! (Definition of barmy from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
barmy. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English barm‧y /ˈbɑːmi $ ˈbɑːrmi/ adjective British English informal slightly crazy That’s a barmy idea. Examples from the Corpus barmy • However, his appearance in the witness box in support of Gary Blissett in the John Uzzell case was plain barmy.
barmier; barmiest. Britannica Dictionary definition of BARMY. [also more barmy; most barmy] chiefly British, informal. : crazy or foolish. a barmy [= ( chiefly US) balmy] idea. She's a little barmy. [= loony]
adjective. marked by spirited enjoyment. synonyms: yeasty, zestful, zesty. spirited. displaying animation, vigor, or liveliness. adjective. informal or slang terms for mentally irregular.
Jul 14, 2024 · Adjective. [ edit] barmy ( comparative barmier, superlative barmiest) ( archaic) (also figuratively) Containing, covered with, or pertaining to barm (“ foam rising upon beer or other malt liquors when fermenting, used as leaven in brewing and making bread ”) . ( figuratively) Bubbling with activity or excitement; active, excited . Translations.
