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batcrap en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈbætkɹæp/ (US)
- (Australia) audio
Etymology
From bat + crap, as a euphemism for batshit.
Meanings
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(often, slang, vulgar) Too irrational to be dealt with sanely.
What I like is a certain ambiguity in a story, but I've come to understand over the years that that drives most people absolutely batcrap!
2007, The Comics Journal, numbers 280-283, page 89:
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batpoop · batshit
batcrap en · ADV
Pronunciation
- /ˈbætkɹæp/ (US)
- (Australia) audio
Etymology
From bat + crap, as a euphemism for batshit.
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(not-comparable, often, slang, vulgar) Used as an intensifier, particularly for insane or synonyms.
That kind of behavior made me more certain than ever that, once he was pushed to batcrap-crazy extremes, he'd be forced to see the depth of his obsessions, and then he'd start to develop a more realistic perspective on the whole health nut thing.
2011, Gary Paulsen, Liar, Liar: The Theory, Practice and Destructive Properties of Deception, Wendy Lamb Books, published 2011, →ISBN, page 56:
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batcrap en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈbætkɹæp/ (US)
- (Australia) audio
Etymology
From bat + crap, as a euphemism for batshit.
Meanings
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(often, slang, uncountable, vulgar) Nonsense, hogwash.
"God, that is such… such batcrap!" Edith exploded.
1968, Leslie Waller, The Family, G. P. Putnam's Sons, page 315:
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