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bonkers Definition

bonk·ers (bäŋkərz)

adjective

Slang crazy; mad

Etymology: prob. < Brit bonk, obs. military slang, “to bomb,” echoic

bonkers Usage Examples

Preposition: over

  • spark: Believe it or not, men too go bonkers over these sparks.

Adjective complement with noun phrase

  • go: I feel like I'm going a bit bonkers to be honest!
  • sound: She does sound a little bit bonkers, finding it too hard to look at zoo animals - how sweet.

Modifies a noun

  • idea: I am also doing this as I have realized SO many people have bonkers ideas about food.
  • point: That is, until the inevitable nutjob wades in with a completely unrelated and bonkers point about the Taleban.
  • bit: Not sure about the Guru bit, but I'll hold my hands up the bonkers bit.
  • story: Conkers bonkers stories make me angry and this trivializes what HSE is about.
  • set: The line-up for tonight's oldskool was outstanding especially as Sharkey was to play a classic bonkers set.

Used with adjective complement

  • go: Go bonkers in prayer, refresh your head with the Bible, grab some support from God's family - your church.
  • sound: I'll let you know... Wavid 19th Aug 2004, 11:32:D Col, this sounds completely bonkers!
  • stare: To be truthful, people thought that Cameron and I were stark staring bonkers.
  • seem: The Aetherius Society, who seem so completely bonkers that TAC must return to them anon.

Infinitive complement

  • refuse: As a country, we would have to be absolutely bonkers to refuse these people the opportunity to work here.

Modifying Another Word

  • raving: Still, despite all appearances to the contrary, you are inclined to think that Steve Feltham is surely stark raving bonkers.
  • utterly: I went utterly, utterly, utterly, utterly, utterly, utterly, utterly, utterly, utterly, utterly bonkers.
  • completely: I agree with you, the idea is completely bonkers.
  • absolutely: On the road from BEIJING to PARIS Some people are just a bit crazy, whilst others are absolutely bonkers.
  • totally: The roads may be better but the driving is still totally bonkers.
  • slightly: Cinerama's slightly bonkers cover of the Smiths ' London Anything by Future Sound Of London, or indeed Julie London.
bonkers Quotes

If the British public falls for this, I say that it will be stark, staring bonkers.

—Hailsham, Quintin (McGarel) Hogg, 2nd Viscount

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