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barmy

containing or resembling barm, the yeast formed on malt liquors while fermenting; frothy: a barmy drink
Not to be confused with:
balmy – mild and refreshing; soft; soothing; a balmy breeze; producing balm: balmy plants; crazy; foolish; eccentric: a balmy old hermit
Abused, Confused, & Misused Words by Mary Embree Copyright © 2007, 2013 by Mary Embree

barm·y

 (bär′mē)
adj.barm·i·er,barm·i·est
1. Full of barm; foamy.
2. Eccentric; daft.
[Sense 2, alteration ofbalmy.]
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

barmy

(ˈbɑːmɪ)
adj,-mieror-miest
slang eccentric or foolish. Also:balmy
[C16: originally, full of barm, hence frothing, excited, flighty, etc]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

barm•y1

(ˈbɑr mi)

adj.barm•i•er, barm•i•est.
containing or resembling barm; frothy.
[1525–35]

barm•y2

(ˈbɑr mi)
adj.barm•i•er, barm•i•est.Brit. Slang.
crazy.
[1890–95; resp. ofbalmy by r-less speakers]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.barmy - marked by spirited enjoymentbarmy - marked by spirited enjoyment  
spirited - displaying animation, vigor, or liveliness
2.barmy - informal or slang terms for mentally irregularbarmy - informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy"
insane - afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement; "was declared insane"; "insane laughter"
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barmy

balmy(Slang)
adjective
2.insane,odd,crazy,stupid,silly,nuts(slang),loony(slang),nutty(slang),goofy(informal),idiotic,loopy(informal),crackpot(informal),out to lunch(informal),dippy,out of your mind,gonzo(slang),doolally(slang),off your trolley(slang),round the twist(Brit. slang),up the pole(informal),off your rocker(slang),wackoor whacko(informal),a sausage short of a fry-up(slang)He used to say I was barmy, and that really got to me.
insanereasonable,sensible,rational,all there(informal),sane,of sound mind,in your right mind
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
Translations

barmy

[ˈbɑːmɪ]ADJ (barmier (compar) (barmiest (superl))) (Brit) →chiflado,chalado
you must be barmy! →¿estásloco?
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

barmy

[ˈbɑːrmi]adj(British) (=crazy) [person] →timbré(e),cinglé(e); [idea] →fou(folle)
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

barmy

adj (+er) (Britinf) →bekloppt(inf);idea etc →blödsinnig(inf)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

barmy

[ˈbɑːmɪ]adj (Brit) (fam) →tocco/a, toccato/a, suonato/a
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995


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