off one's dot

prepositional phrase

Mad; insane.

Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. UKcolloquialhumorousidiomaticMad; insane.

    1912, Katherine Mansfield, The Woman at the Store, from "Selected Short Stories" "Gone a bit off 'er dot", he whispered […]

Translations

French toqué
  • toquécrazy
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APA

off one's dot. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/off%20one's%20dot

MLA

“off one's dot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/off%20one's%20dot. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “off one's dot,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/off%20one's%20dot.

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