demented

[B_Italian1]

1. Mentally ill; insane.
2. Suffering from dementia or a loss of cognitive function.

adjective: Afflicted with or exhibiting irrationality and mental unsoundness: brainsick, crazy, daft, disordered, distraught, dotty, insane, lunatic, mad, maniac, maniacal, mentally ill, moonstruck, off, touched, unbalanced, unsound, wrong.

Informal: bonkers, cracked, daffy, gaga, loony.

Slang: bananas, batty, buggy, cuckoo, fruity, loco, nuts, nutty, screwy, wacky.

Chiefly British: crackers

Law: non compos mentis.

Idioms: around the bend, crazy as a loon, mad as a hatter, not all there, nutty as a fruitcake, offout ofone's head, off one's rocker, of unsound mind, out of one's mind, sick in the head, stark raving mad.

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[dong20]

Bonkers is a personal favourite, right now at least. Nuts is good too.

 

[D_alex8]

Bonkers is a personal favourite, right now at least. Nuts is good too.

Whereas 'doolally' is scarcely heard at all any more. Sadly.

 

[B_Monster]

His cornbreads in the oven but, it aint baking

Out in left field without a mitt

 

[jeff black]

Whereas 'doolally' is scarcely heard at all any more. Sadly.

Sometimes I swear you make words up. If it wasn't for 'hard evidence', I'd never believe it.:tongue:

 

[B_Italian1]

A few days ago I received a PM from someone who referred to me as "demented". Actually, the exact wording was that I had a "demented mindset". I pondered a bit as I had never been called that before, and then I looked it up. I never knew it had that many meanings.

Whereas 'doolally' is scarcely heard at all any more. Sadly.

Never heard that one before. I like it.

His cornbreads in the oven but, it aint baking

That's a good one. Never heard it before and I love cornbread. :smile:

Out in left field without a mitt

I've heard that.

 

[D_Gunther Snotpole]

Point to the head and say, Lots of windows ... no light.
(Actually, I'm translating an expression I heard in France, but I think I've since heard it in English, too.)

 

[Pecker]

A few frenchfries short of a Happy Meal.

 

[IntoxicatingToxin]

Is someone not playing with a full deck?! :shock:

 

[earllogjam]

Porch light is on but no one is home.

 

[36DD]

How about she's got bats in her belfry? Or she's driving in circles on a straight highway?

 

[dong20]

Whereas 'doolally' is scarcely heard at all any more. Sadly.

I've not heard that since I were a wee nipper.

 

[36DD]

I've not heard that since I were a wee nipper.

and I haven't heard wee nipper since I was a wee nipper!:biggrin1:

 

[London_Calling]

After reading this thread yesterday I got the evening paper and the word 'doolally', or a play on it, was plastered accross the front page. It was in reference to Amy Winehouse though....:smile:

 

[Mem]

Is this a confession?

 

[camper joe]

His elevator doesn't reach the top floor.

He's lost his marbles.

He is a few bricks shy of a load.

 

[D_Roland_D_Hay]

The only one I can think of that hasn't been used is looney bird (how lame is that!!)

 

[B_Cravenator]

Afew sandwiches short of a picknick! lol

 

[B_ScaredLittleBoy]

aka Head the ball!

Head
The
Ball!

 

[dong20]

aka Head the ball!

Or the perhaps related, nutter.