bonkers
- adjective
- /ˈbɑŋkərz/
- Informal
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loco
- He has some bonkers ideas about how to solve the problem.
And 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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3.2
Strange or unusual in a way that makes people feel uncomfortable
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1.4
Very strange or unusual in a way that surprises people
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5.9
Odd in a funny or silly way
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8.2
Strange and silly in a way people call crazy
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7.2
Being a little crazy in a funny or strange way
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8.0
Slightly strange in a funny, pleasant way
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8.6
Very wild and out of control, seeming crazy
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5.8
Silly in a way that is slightly funny
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7.9
A person who behaves in a slightly crazy or silly way
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8.6
Used informally to describe someone who behaves in a strange or silly way
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8.5
Something, like a person or an idea, that is very strange
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8.4
Slightly strange in the way a person thinks or behaves
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9.3
Strange and amusing in how a person or thing looks and acts
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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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5.0
Acting in a wild and uncontrolled way
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9.0
Very strange and silly in a way that seems crazy
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8.1
Mentally confused and behaving wildly
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8.6
Slightly silly and odd in a playful way
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9.3
To be very confused or act in a strange way
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9.9
Not behaving in a normal or sensible way
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7.7
Funny in a strange or silly way
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8.4
Being a little crazy or foolish
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8.1
Acting strange or not thinking clearly
Very crazy or doing things that show bad judgment
Feeling very silly or crazy in a funny way
Acting very silly and not thinking clearly
Very silly or clearly crazy
Someone who acts a little crazy
Acting very silly and not thinking in a sensible way
Strange in a funny or slightly crazy way
A bit crazy or silly in a strange way
Funny and a bit strange, like a silly film or party
Very crazy and wild in a way that seems out of control
Acting in a strange, unusual way that others find odd
Antonyms
How Crazy
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'.