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- noun
fecal matter produced bybats - adjective slang Too
irrational to be dealt withsanely . - adverb slang Used as an intensifier, particularly for
insane or synonyms.
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Examples
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It's enough to drive anyone with half a brain batshit crazy.
Open Letter to the Council: Take the Same Damn Risk You’re Asking Us To Take « PubliCola 2010
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If you’re going to express confidence in batshit schemes, why not a moat filled with sharks with frickin’ laser beams?
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It's the sort of thing I tend to call a batshit story, and though this term has not caught on as the latest literary, uh, movement, it's the only label that seems to fit so much of the sort of writing I love.
Archive 2005-12-01 2005
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It's the sort of thing I tend to call a batshit story, and though this term has not caught on as the latest literary, uh, movement, it's the only label that seems to fit so much of the sort of writing I love.
The Nine Muses 2005
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If that's what you mean by going "batshit," then we're in perfect agreement.
Trippi, Edwards Campaign Respond To Adviser Who Slammed Blogosphere 2009
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I enjoyed certain "batshit" stories when I was little.
Reissuing a Classic... or Not Editorial Anonymous 2009
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I've seen some hilarious responses to that not very well thought out post, but I haven't seen any "batshit" responses.
Trippi, Edwards Campaign Respond To Adviser Who Slammed Blogosphere 2009
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And yeah, anyone who uses the term "batshit" is default a complete moron until they prove otherwise, in my book.
"The disdain is palpable," Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry writes about Andrew Sullivan writing about me. Ann Althouse 2009
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Can you please provide the links to the "liberal bloggers" who went "batshit" and then explain what you mean by "batshit"?
Trippi, Edwards Campaign Respond To Adviser Who Slammed Blogosphere 2009
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Or is asking for a specific clear statement too "batshit" for everyone?
Trippi, Edwards Campaign Respond To Adviser Who Slammed Blogosphere 2009
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word batshit
I'm fond of the phrase batshit crazy
February 17, 2007
reesetee commented on the word batshit
I favor apeshit myself.
February 17, 2007
oroboros commented on the word batshit
Leave us not forget the ever-popular: ratshit!
February 17, 2007
reesetee commented on the word batshit
Even better if you don't give a rat's ass.
February 17, 2007
chained_bear commented on the word batshit
Does "batshit" have to be used with "crazy"? I always use it by itself--e.g. "screendoor drives me batshit."
February 18, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word batshit
It can be used with or without crazy.
February 18, 2007
reesetee commented on the word batshit
I do so love usage questions like that.
February 18, 2007
chained_bear commented on the word batshit
See also the interesting conversation that's sprung up (like so many toadstools) over on batshit crazy.
June 20, 2008
reesetee commented on the word batshit
Here's another question, c_b: Would this qualify as an entry on your Specific Excrement list?
June 20, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word batshit
Yes, it's there as guano.
June 20, 2008
reesetee commented on the word batshit
Uh huh. Just checking.
June 20, 2008