Definition of batshit
vulgar slang
: very irrational, excited, or angry : 1crazy
- Some say he's smart and some say he's permanently batshit—but they don't say it to his face … . Besides, most truly talented people are, well, strange.
- —Linda Ellerbee, And So It Goes, 1986
- This tended to drive the real Hollywood people … absolutely batshit.
- —Jay McInerney, The Guardian (London), 3 Nov. 1996
- … she shows you that you are not alone in the world, … lets you know that everyone goes batshit sometimes, and that recovering from it can lead you to expectations and views that translate to a new life, a better life.
- —Sridhar Pappu, The Atlantic, January/February 2005
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batshit
adverb-
- Joey is aware that there are a lot of people, … who are just batshit crazy.
- —David Brooks, Weekly Standard, 28 Apr. 2003
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- … over the years he's been called everything from ruthless to batshit insane …
- —Seth Mnookin, Vanity Fair, December 2008
