doolally
English
Etymology
From doolally tap, interpreting doolally as an adjective.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /duːˈlali/
- Rhymes: -æli
Adjective
doolally (comparative more doolally, superlative most doolally)
- (chiefly Britain) 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, 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.'
- 2011, Ewan McGregor (as Dr. Alfred Jones), Salmon Fishing in the Yemen, 38'50":
- But then, doolally as this enterprise clearly is, I've had the most pleasant day I can remember having in a long time.
- 1993, Blake Morrison, And When Did You Last See Your Father?, 2007, page 66,
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