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batshit

Syllables: bat·shit/ˈbæt.ʃɪt/

batshit noun: fecal matter produced by bats.

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

Adjective

batshit (comparative more batshit, superlative most batshit)

  1. (slang, vulgar) Extremely irrational or unreasonable, insane, crazy.
    • Don't take any courses from that professor. She's completely batshit.
    • 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)
    Synonyms:
    batcrap, batpoop, crazy

Adverb

batshit (not comparable)

  1. (slang) Used as an intensifier, particularly for insane or its synonyms.
    • When we heard about it he went batshit nuts.

Synonyms of batshit

Forms of batshit

Noun
alternative formbat shit
alternative formbat-shit
Adjective
comparativemore batshit
superlativemost batshit

Origin of batshit

Presumably from batty (“crazy”), itself from earlier have bats in one's belfry, from tendency of bats to fly around erratically. Possibly influenced by or derived from apeshit, particularly in phrase go apeshit.

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Questions about batshit

What does batshit mean?
Batshit means fecal matter produced by bats.
What part of speech is batshit?
Batshit can be a noun, an adjective or an adverb.
How do you pronounce batshit?
Batshit is pronounced /ˈbæt.ʃɪt/.

Words near batshit in the dictionary

  1. bats one's eyes
  2. bats out
  3. bats round
  4. bats the breeze
  5. Batsford
  6. batshit
  7. batshite
  8. batshitness
  9. batshittery
  10. batsicle
  11. batsicles

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