bonkersness en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree English bonkers Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English bonkersness From bonkers + -ness.
Meanings
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(UK, informal, uncountable) The quality or state of being bonkers
He's like the Michelle Gomez character in Green Wing (the one who used to stalk Julian Rhind-Tutt along the hospital corridors) - living proof that an unhealthy interest in filth and a bit of bonkersness is actually funnier than jokes.
2009 February 14, Sam Wollaston, “Last night's TV”, in The Guardian: