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     • There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective barmy. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. barmy is considered offensive.
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   Jun 16, 2020 · Many common phrases often found in American English actually have racist, sexist, or otherwise offensive origins. The popular term "peanut gallery," for example, was once used to refer to...

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   Is Barmy offensive?

   • barmy is considered offensive. OED is undergoing a continuous programme of revision to modernize and improve definitions. This entry has not yet been fully revised. How common is the adjective barmy? How is the adjective barmy pronounced? Where does the adjective barmy come from? is formed within English, by derivation.

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   What does it mean if someone is Barmy?

   • If you say that someone or something is barmy, you mean that they are slightly crazy or very foolish. Bill used to say I was barmy, and that would really get to me. This policy is absolutely barmy. ...a barmy idea. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collins English Dictionary.

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   Who are the Barmy Army?

   • Notorious English fan group the Barmy Army have written nine songs to insult Australian cricketers Steve Smith and David Warner (pictured with wife Candice Warner) during their appearance at the World Cup and The Ashes

   Barmy Army write NINE songs to mock Steve Smith and David

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   Where does the word Barmy come from?

   • In US English, balmy is usual; elsewhere this is occasionally found but some authorities consider it erroneous, despite the fact that barmy was probably derived from it. Borrowed from Russian бармы (barmy) . barmy

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   There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective barmy. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. barmy is considered offensive. barmy has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. beer (mid 1500s) psychiatry (1890s)

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   BARMY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary. Meaning of barmy in English. barmy. adjective. mainly UK informal uk / ˈbɑː.mi / us / ˈbɑːr.mi / Add to word list. behaving strangely, or very silly: Not another one of her barmy ideas! Synonyms. batty informal disapproving. bonkers informal humorous. crackers UK informal. kooky mainly US informal.

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   Nov 22, 2017 · It is barmy and wrong as a matter of principle that they should be controlled by a private company.

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   Jun 29, 2023 · What does Barmy mean? The term Barmy is an English colloquialism which has been in use since the late 1800s. Derived from “barm”, which means “frothing” or “ferment”, it has two distinct meanings.

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   If you say that someone or something is barmy, you mean that they are slightly crazy or very foolish. [British, informal, disapproval] Bill used to say I was barmy, and that would really get to me. This policy is absolutely barmy. ...a barmy idea. Synonyms: stupid, bizarre, foolish, silly More Synonyms of barmy.

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   Jul 14, 2024 · barmy ( comparative barmier, superlative barmiest) ( British, Ireland, informal) Crazy, mad; also, eccentric, odd, strange . Synonyms: (US, informal) balmy, dotty, goofy, wacko; see also Thesaurus: eccentric, Thesaurus: insane. Antonyms: see Thesaurus: normal, Thesaurus: sane. Very foolish .