Definition of Bonkers

1. Adjective. Informal or slang terms for mentally irregular. "It used to drive my husband balmy"


Definition of Bonkers

1. Adjective. (informal) irrational, crazy ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Bonkers

1. crazy [adj] - See also: crazy

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bonkers

bonitas
bonito
bonito shark
bonitoes
bonitos
bonjour
bonjoured
bonjouring
bonkbusters
bonkbusting
bonked
bonker
bonkers (current term)
bonkersdom
bonkersness
bonking
bonks
bonmot
bonnacon
bonnacons
bonne
bonne bouche
bonnes
bonnet
bonnet bellflower
bonnet drama
bonnet dramas

Literary usage of Bonkers

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Adventure Guide to Trinidad & Tobago by Kathleen O'Donnell, S Harry Pefkaros (2000)
"TOUCAN INN AND bonkers, Store Bay Local Rd., Crown Point; •s 639-7173, ... Besides appealing to foreigners, bonkers has developed quite a following of ..."

2. My Tiny Life: Crime and Passion in a Virtual World by Julian Dibbell (1998)
"The possibilities were not exactly endless, but demand for novel sorts of bonkers seemed insatiable, and even if you just combined a few existing functions ..."

3. An Analytical Digest of All the Reported Cases Determined in the House of by Samuel Bealey Harrison, Great Britain Parliament. House of Lords, Great Britain Court of Bankruptcy (1835)
"If the assignees of certain bonkers who had become bankrupts, when called upon to return hills paid in at the bankers' as short bills, claim a right to ..."

4. Family Words: The Dictionary for People Who Don't Know a Frone from a Brinkle by Paul Dickson (1998)
"... or words used in a small group, do not have points of origin, and for that reason they tend to drive linguists bonkers—elong with the word ..."

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