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toys in the attic en · NOUN
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(idiomatic, plural, plural-only) Insanity or craziness.
Crazy / Toys in the attic, I am crazy / Truly gone fishing
1979, “The Trial”, in The Wall, performed by Pink Floyd:"Loony," Milo said smugly. He'd found the button, all right. "Loony's kid, loony's kid, your father's got toys in the attic, kid, tough break...
1983, Stephen King, Different seasons:"You're nuts," Bruno said. "You've got toys in the attic. No one's happy to be here."
1990, Susan Fromberg Schaeffer, Buffalo afternoon: