bekloppt

German

Etymology

Past participle of the rarer verb bekloppen (to hit on", "to percuss), thus “insane as if beaten in the head”. Related to kloppen (to hit), the Central and German Low German form of klopfen (to knock).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈklɔpt/
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Adjective

bekloppt (comparative bekloppter, superlative am beklopptesten)

  1. (informal) nutty, nuts, crazy, mad, daft, wacky, dopey, foolish, jerky, dorky, barmy, batty, bats, loony, loco, hare-brained, bananas, off one's hinges, out of one's mind

Declension

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • Bekloppte
  • Beklopptenschule
  • Bekloppter
  • bekloppt sein
  • Bist du bekloppt?
  • völlig bekloppt
  • völlig bekloppt sein

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