barmy

(bär'mē)
adj., -i·er, -i·est.

1. Full of barm; foamy.
2. Eccentric; daft.

[Sense 2, alteration of BALMY.]

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Slightly mad, foolish. (1891 —) .
Daily Mail Teachers' unions called the idea 'barmy' even though European pupils often extend their school week to include Saturday morning (1991). Also barmy (or balmy) in (or on) the crumpet dated = barmy. (1891 —) .
H. G. Wells I heard my aunt admit that one of the Stuart Durgan ladies did look a bit 'balmy on the crumpet' (1909). [From crumpet head.]

[From earlier sense, flighty; ultimately from barm froth + -y; the spelling balmy (used especially in the US) results from confusion with balmy pleasantly mild.]

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• Foolish, Immature, Bigoted, or Trivial
• Insanity - barmy: (adj) Brit. slang. balmy

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See words rhyming with "barmy."

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - skør, idiotisk, tosset, bimmelims

Nederlands (Dutch)
gistend, knettergek

Français (French)
adj. - (GB) timbré, loufoque

Deutsch (German)
adj. - verrückt

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - βαρεμένος, βλαμμένος, αφρώδης

Italiano (Italian)
balordo, che contiene lievito

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - fermentado, maluco

Русский (Russian)
ненормальный, сумасшедший

Español (Spanish)
adj. - espumoso, chalado, chiflado

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - knasig, vrickad, knäpp

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
发酵的, 发满泡沫的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 發酵的, 發滿泡沫的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 효모의, 거품이 인, 머리가 돈

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 酵母質の, 泡立った

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مخبول‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮טיפש, טיפשי, מטורף‬

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