batshit
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of batshit
First recorded in 1970–75; bat 2 ( def. ) + shit ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Co-owner Cannon-Brookes, who in 2019 called the project "completely batshit insane" when he first invested in it, on Wednesday said he still fully backed the project's ambition and team.
From Reuters ● Jan. 12, 2023
This focus makes sense in part because Schumer, the actress, performs so winningly at the batshit edge of femininity.
From Slate ● Apr. 21, 2015
Slipknot swung the head of a dead bull around and commanded the entire festival to crouch down, then jump up on the beat and go batshit crazy.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 7, 2013
Moving from bizarrely retrograde to outright batshit, we turn to former Slate blogger and current failed Senate candidate Mickey Kaus, who, considering the first lady's utterly unremarkable trip to Spain, postulates "three levels of perception."
From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2010
Something about Pura’s face, her timing, her personality, just drove Mami batshit.
From The New Yorker ● Mar. 15, 2010
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