bammy en · ADJ · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈbami/ (UK)
Etymology
Apparently a dialectal form of barmy.
Meanings
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(Scotland, slang) Crazy.
Those who persist are shown up as perverse, slightly bammy, crackpots – or occasionally as unpatriotic.
1992, James Kelman, “Let the Wind Blow High Let the Wind Blow Low”, in Some Recent Attacks, page 86:He was quite a bammy Glasgow guy who had hit on the idea of playing a Tolkienesque character who could turn things to mud with his magical finger.
2009, Frankie Boyle, My Shit Life So Far, HarperCollins, published 2010, page 183:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bammier | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| bammiest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |