English Explanatory Dictionary

batshit

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Fecal matter produced by bats.
  2. Extreme irrationality or unreasonableness, insanity, craziness.
adj
  1. Extremely irrational or unreasonable, insane, crazy.
adv
  1. Used as an intensifier, particularly for insane or synonyms.

Pronunciation

/ˈbæt.ʃɪt/ En-au-batshit.ogg

Word forms

batshit bat shit bat-shit more batshit most batshit

Etymology

Presumably from batty (“crazy”), itself from earlier have bats in one's belfry, from tendency of bats to fly around erratically. Possibly influenced by or derived from apeshit, particularly in phrase go apeshit.

Synonyms

guano batcrap batpoop crazy

Related words

apeshit bat batty go batshit shit

Derived words

batshitness batshittery
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