off one's rocket

prepositional phrase

Barmy; crazy; insane.

Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. malapropismBarmy; crazy; insane.

Origin

A mishearing or reinventing of the expression off one's rocker.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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