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1. informal : very fond, enthusiastic, or excited. She's bonkers for/about opera. He's bonkers for/about her. The fans went bonkers when their team won. 2. informal : very angry, annoyed, or bothered.
Definitions of bonkers. adjective. informal or slang terms for mentally irregular. synonyms: around the bend, balmy, barmy, bats, batty, buggy, cracked, crackers, daft, dotty, fruity, haywire, kookie, kooky, loco, loony, loopy, nuts, nutty, round the bend, wacky, whacky. insane.
BONKERS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary. Meaning of bonkers in English. bonkers. adjective [ after verb ] informal humorous uk / ˈbɒŋ.kəz / us / ˈbɑːŋ.kɚz / Add to word list. silly or stupid: She must be bonkers to do that. Synonyms. barmy mainly UK informal. batty informal disapproving. cracked (MENTAL HEALTH) informal.
If you say that someone is bonkers, you mean that they are silly or act in a crazy way. [ British , informal , disapproval ] The man must be bonkers to take such a risk.
BONKERS | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary. Meaning of bonkers in English. bonkers. adjective [ after verb ] informal humorous us / ˈbɑːŋ.kɚz / uk / ˈbɒŋ.kəz / Add to word list. silly or stupid: She must be bonkers to do that. Synonyms. barmy mainly UK informal. batty informal disapproving. cracked (MENTAL HEALTH) informal.
The slang phrase "bonkers" means 'similar to 'barmy,' it means crazy or mad. Often used humorously.' It is used to describe someone or something that is completely irrational or behaving in a ludicrous manner.
It’s a goofy, lighter, informal way to say “crazy” or “nuts”—but keep in mind that’s it not so fun to make fun of people’s mental health. Its origins are unclear, but bonkers is first recorded as British naval slang for “a bit drunk” in the 1940s—perhaps acting like someone has bonked, or hit, them on the head.
The phrase “go bonkers” is of British-English origin and means mad or crazy. The adjective “bonkers” is first recorded in the phrase “to go bonkers” and apparently as army slang, in a letter from a soldier who had recently been posted to India, published in the Daily Mirror (London) of Thursday 12th July 1945.
completely crazy and silly. I'll go bonkers if I have to wait any longer. He thought I was stark raving bonkers to give up my job.
adjective. Crazy, enraged, etc. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. (informal) Irrational, crazy. Wiktionary. Synonyms: whacky. around-the-bend. round-the-bend. loopy. kookie. kooky. haywire. barmy. balmy. nuts. wacky. loco. fruity. buggy. batty. Origin of Bonkers. Origin unknown.
