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doolally

/ duːˈlælɪ /

adjective

  1. slang.
    out of one's mind; crazy In fulldoolally tap
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of doolally1

C19: originally military slang, from Deolali, a town near Mumbai, the location of a military sanatorium + Hindustani tap fever
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Example Sentences

The Sunday Times reported that British government ministers now privately view the U.S. leader as “gaga” and “doolally.”

I know it's been a difficult week but have these players gone doolally?

From BBC

She also said that she benefits hugely from meditating twice a day, adding: "It is my lifeline. It's my way of re-centering and shedding the day. I'd go doolally without it."

From BBC

And now, name one community or municipal law enforcement agency that would let a person of color who isn't Michael Jackson or a compound-dwelling international drug kingpin get away with the doolally business afoot around open-to-the public menagerie, regardless of how many licenses he or she procured.

From Salon

You will remember that Marco Boogers famously went a bit doolally shortly after joining the club and was reported to be living in a caravan in Holland.

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