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Adjective [English]

IPA: /bɑːkɪŋ mæd/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-barking mad.wav
enPR: bärkĭng măd Etymology: From barking + mad. Etymology templates: {{com|en|barking#Etymology_1|mad}} barking + mad Head templates: {{en-adj|-|nolinkhead=1}} barking mad (not comparable)
  1. (British, New Zealand, informal) Completely insane. Tags: British, New-Zealand, informal, not-comparable

Alternative forms

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          "word": "batcrap"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:insane",
          "word": "batshit"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:insane",
          "word": "bat-shit"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:insane",
          "word": "fucked in the head"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:insane",
          "word": "fucked up"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:insane",
          "word": "ripshit"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "British",
        "New-Zealand",
        "informal",
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/bɑːkɪŋ mæd/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "enpr": "bärkĭng măd"
    },
    {
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/87/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-barking_mad.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-barking_mad.wav.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "barking mad"
}

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