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maddies1
- colloquialpluralplural onlyrareThe act or state of being mad; madness.
That is if kitty were actually in a confrontation, didn't mean to imply that your kitten's behaviour was due to anything but a fit of the maddies.
2000 July 12, elffi, “crazy kitty flattens his ears”, in alt.cats (Usenet)2 more examples
All you have to do is get your pair of mics into the place where that balance presents itself. Set your levels for the performance and don't turn them up to catch the conductor talking. Once you've set them (loudest peak to -1.5dBFS) don't adjust them unless the kettle drummer gets a fit of the maddies!
2002 June 1, Mike Clayton, “AKG C414B-ULS: Dumb question - which side is the front?”, in rec.audio.pro (Usenet)‘It’s Ember’s fault.’ ‘Oh no, did she have another of her maddies and jump into the ring?’ ‘No. She turned up halfway through the fight with Lucas Blair.’
2025 November 25, Heather Atkinson, chapter 15, in Fury (The Bloody MacGregors; 1), London: Boldwood Books, →ISBN
maddies2
- pluralplural of maddie
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maddies. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maddies
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