barmy
containing or resembling barm; frothy.
British Slang. balmy (def. 4).
Origin of barmy
1Words Nearby barmy
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How to use barmy in a sentence
If to many it also seemed barmy, it was a flamboyant, newsworthy sort of barminess.
None of them except barmy Sid once visited his rooms; nor did he find it at all easy to strike up even a staircase acquaintance.
Sinister Street, vol. 2 | Compton MackenzieI've got a sort of a paralytic stroke running up and down my arm fit to drive anybody barmy.
Carnival | Compton MackenzieWell, then, hall Hi can say his hit sounds like barmy Yankee nonsense to me.
The Glory of The Coming | Irvin S. Cobb"Of course, I know you were a bit barmy before you came here, and don't remember anything about it," he went on to say.
Upsidonia | Archibald Marshall
It seemed to me a very rummy thing that Tom should have any idea that I was supposed to have been what he called barmy.
Upsidonia | Archibald Marshall
British Dictionary definitions for barmy
/ (ˈbɑːmɪ) /
slang eccentric or foolish: Also: balmy
Origin of barmy
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