doolally
English
Etymology
From doolally tap, interpreting doolally as an adjective.
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -æli
Adjective
doolally (comparative more doolally, superlative most doolally)
- (chiefly UK) Insane, mad or eccentric.
- 1993, Blake Morrison, And When Did You Last See Your Father?, 2007, page 66,
- 'Yes, but he took three sleeping-pills in the night, so he says, and he's all doped and doolally now. I need your help to move him.'
- 2000, Patrick Gale, Rough music[1], page 56:
- Promise you'll put me in a home when I get really doolally.'
- 'If you're truly doolally you won't know if I have or not.'
- 2010, Helen Cross, Spilt Milk, Black Coffee[2], page 212:
- The cat scrap at the bridal bash only made him more doolally.
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- 1993, Blake Morrison, And When Did You Last See Your Father?, 2007, page 66,