What does barmy mean?

Definitions for barmy
ˈbɑr mibarmy

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. zestful, yeasty, zesty, barmyadjective

    marked by spirited enjoyment

  2. balmy, barmy, bats, batty, bonkers, buggy, cracked, crackers, daft, dotty, fruity, haywire, kooky, kookie, loco, loony, loopy, nuts, nutty, round the bend, around the bend, wacky, whackyadjective

    informal or slang terms for mentally irregular

    "it used to drive my husband balmy"

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Barmyadjective

    Containing barm.

    Etymology: from barm.

    Their jovial nights in frolicks and in play
    They pass, to drive the tedious hours away;
    And their cold stomachs with crown’d goblets cheer,
    Of windy cider, and of barmy bear. John Dryden, Virgil.

Wikipedia

  1. Barmy

    Barmy (also, Barumy-Perdli, Pardaly, and Varumy) is a village in the Agsu Rayon of Azerbaijan.

ChatGPT

  1. barmy

    Barmy is an adjective of British origin, often used informally to describe someone or something as foolish, crazy, eccentric, or mad. It can also refer to behavior or ideas that are considered to be irrational or lacking in sense. It originated from "barm," a term referred to the froth on fermenting beer, associating to a state of confusion or disorderliness.

Wikidata

  1. Barmy

    Barmy is a village in the Agsu Rayon of Azerbaijan.

Suggested Resources

  1. Barmy

    Balmy vs. Barmy -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Balmy and Barmy.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of barmy in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of barmy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of barmy in a Sentence

  1. Van Barneveld:

    It's crazy, sometimes I find myself watching the outfits, at the back they're not even watching the darts, they're celebrating, but we can't do without them, they are amazing. You come off the stage and everyone is chanting Barmy Army!

  2. Michael Rawlins:

    That would leave us entirely on our own, barmy!

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