bonkers
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- adjective
- /ˈbɑŋkərz/
- Informal
- He has some bonkers ideas about how to solve the problem.
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Watch on YouTubeAnd that may sound crazy or bonkers, and it kind of is.
- And that may sound crazy or bonkers, and it kind of is.
- And he said the number of financings just gone bonkers, like just bonk.
- We were all going a little bonkers, wearing masks and Shields, no windows.
- People forget how bonkers everybody went during that time.
- She just makes these kind of bonkers weird things.
- It is something really, really bonkers out of this world.
- The ex president and current felon also gave this bonkers reason for not taking the stand.
- And as these ladies walk past, this dog went bonkers.
- Yeah, but that multi core score is kind of bonkers.
- Neither of our kids go to it, but all these parents went fucking bonkers because they had a DEI.
- So my Spidey sense is like going bonkers.
- They paint that as like the left's KKK and it's just bonkers.
Examples
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The single thing that probably drove me most bonkers on that front.
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The party was so loud and chaotic that it felt completely bonkers.
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And that may sound crazy or bonkers, and it kind of is.
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People forget how bonkers everybody went during that time.
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This style is selling like bonkers, like bonkers.
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And their relationship is bonkers, but very entertaining.
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We were all going a little bonkers, wearing masks and Shields, no windows.
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So yeah, that is the bonkers story of North Korean cinema.
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And not so many weeks later, I'm a part of this bonkers brand new TV show called Haunted.
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It is something really, really bonkers out of this world.
Synonyms
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1.4
Very strange or unusual in a way that surprises people
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3.2
Strange or unusual in a way that makes people feel uncomfortable
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8.6
Very crazy or doing things that show bad judgment
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5.9
Odd in a funny or silly way
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5.0
Acting in a wild and uncontrolled way
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7.2
Being a little crazy in a funny or strange way
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8.2
Strange and silly in a way people call crazy
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8.5
Something, like a person or an idea, that is very strange
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9.9
Not behaving in a normal or sensible way
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5.8
Silly in a way that is slightly funny
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8.0
Slightly strange in a funny, pleasant way
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7.9
A person who behaves in a slightly crazy or silly way
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8.6
Very wild and out of control, seeming crazy
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8.4
Slightly strange in the way a person thinks or behaves
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8.6
Used informally to describe someone who behaves in a strange or silly way
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9.3
A bit crazy or silly in a strange way
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7.4
Someone who acts a little crazy
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9.3
Strange and amusing in how a person or thing looks and acts
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9.2
Funny and a bit strange, like a silly film or party
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8.1
Acting strange or not thinking clearly
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7.7
Funny in a strange or silly way
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8.2
Being silly and slightly crazy in a way that seems funny and harmless
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8.5
Someone who behaves in a slightly strange or silly way
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8.8
Acting very silly and not thinking in a sensible way
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9.3
To be very confused or act in a strange way
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9.0
Very strange and silly in a way that seems crazy
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8.6
Slightly silly and odd in a playful way
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8.1
Mentally confused and behaving wildly
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9.8
Strange in a funny or slightly crazy way
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9.9
Feeling very silly or crazy in a funny way
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9.9
Very silly or clearly crazy
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8.4
Being a little crazy or foolish
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9.9
Acting very silly and not thinking clearly
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9.9
Very crazy and wild in a way that seems out of control
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8.9
Acting in a strange, unusual way that others find odd
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word bonkers may come from the old verb bonk, which meant 'to hit', so someone who had been 'bonked' on the head might behave in a strange way. That's why bonkers now means 'crazy'.