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bat shit

bat shit is the alternative form of batshit.

Meaning of batshit

Noun

batshit (uncountable)

  1. (literally, vulgar) Fecal matter produced by bats.
    Synonyms:
    guano
  2. (slang, vulgar) Extreme 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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Bat shit is the alternative form of batshit.

Words near bat shit in the dictionary

  1. bat phone
  2. bat phones
  3. bat ray
  4. bat rays
  5. bat round
  6. bat shit
  7. bat speed
  8. bat speeds
  9. bat star
  10. bat stars
  11. bat the breeze

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