batshit

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1. literallyuncountablevulgarFecal matter produced by bats.

   Synonyms: guano

2. slanguncountablevulgarExtreme irrationality or unreasonableness, insanity, craziness.

   Yvette Cooper, the shadow home secretary, suggested Cleverly had previously privately referred to the Rwanda plan as “batshit”, a jibe not explicitly denied by Cleverly.

   2023 November 15, Rajeev Syal, Peter Walker, Rowena Mason, Ben Quinn, quoting James Cleverly, “Rishi Sunak to bring in emergency law after supreme court’s Rwanda ruling”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

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1. slangvulgarExtremely irrational or unreasonable, insane, crazy.

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

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   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!

   1995, Nicholas Pileggi, Martin Scorsese, Casino, spoken by Nicky Santoro (Joe Pesci)

   Those subpoenas went out today! The front office is gonna go batshit!

   2002, David Simon, The Wire

   Synonyms: batcrap, batpoop, crazy

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1. not comparableslangUsed as an intensifier, particularly for insane or its synonyms.

   When we heard about it he went batshit nuts.