Sunday, January 16, 2005

Synonyms and Idioms for "Crazy"

English is a wonderful language. There are so many ways to say the same thing. I am amazed that there are so many synonyms of the word "crazy". There are also quite a number of idioms that express the concept. Here are a few off the top of my head (and in no particular order) :

insane
psychotic
delusional
crackpot
lunatic
buggy
touched
deranged
nuts
nutcase
bananas
wacko
wacky
cuckoo
fruitcake
fruity
fruit loops
mad
crackers
batty
balmy
loony
potty
crazed
bonkers
daffy
daft
screwy
warped
disturbed
half-baked
unbalanced
sick
unhinged
demented
bizarre
dingbat
ding-a-ling
wierdo
kook
screwball
wacky
dippy
gaga
loco
out to lunch
crazy as a loon
having a screw loose
having bats in one's belfry
not having all one's marbles
around the bend
crazy as a coot
not all there
not right in one's head
off one's dot off one's rocker
off one's onion
out of (or off) one's head
out of one's mind,
touched in the head
around the bend
mad as a fruitcake
mad as a hatter
looney-tunes
lost one's marbles
not playing with a full deck
soft in the head
not all there

And sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words:

This year's winner of the coveted "Fiskie" or "Idiotarian of the Year" award from LGF is the very deserving Michael Moore! (Picture from Cox and Forkum) That's about all that I can think of...let me know if you have any "moore" . Posted by Hello

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