batshit

[bat-shit]

adjective

Slang: Vulgar.

1. insane; crazy: Dude, you’ve been making some batshit decisions lately.

   My ex went completely batshit when we broke up.

   Dude, you’ve been making some batshit decisions lately.

Word History and Origins

Origin of batshit¹

First recorded in 1970–75; bat ² ( def. ) + shit ( def. )

Example Sentences

He wore jeans on a hike in July outside Phoenix with his son Finn, documented on X and prompting Meghan McCain to comment: “Hiking Camelback Mountain in July, in jeans, is just absolutely batshit crazy my friend.”

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Hegseth fell for a “batshit crazy” story “cooked up” by his divorce lawyer, which was used to help justify their ouster.

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Let’s just take a moment to call this out for what it is: completely batshit stuff.

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Rubio can only say so much because both Trump and Musk have unleashed their trademark batshit invective against the place.

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It means going on the attack by identifying and highlighting toxic positions that are de rigueur inside the GOP’s completely batshit advocacy and state legislative universes and tying Republican candidates and officials to them.

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