"bammy" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈbami/ [UK] Forms: bammier [comparative], bammiest [superlative]
Rhymes: -æmi Etymology: Apparently a dialectal form of barmy. Etymology templates: {{m|en|barmy}} barmy Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} bammy (comparative bammier, superlative bammiest)
  1. (Scotland, slang) Crazy. Tags: Scotland, slang Categories (topical): Breads
    Sense id: en-bammy-en-adj-m5Aphkiy Disambiguation of Breads: 40 35 25 Categories (other): Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 38 25 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 39 38 23
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈbami/ [UK] Forms: bammies [plural]
Rhymes: -æmi Etymology: Apparently a dialectal form of barmy. Etymology templates: {{m|en|barmy}} barmy Head templates: {{en-noun}} bammy (plural bammies)
  1. (Scotland, slang) A crazy person; wacko. Tags: Scotland, slang Categories (topical): Breads
    Sense id: en-bammy-en-noun-QoLxOyPj Disambiguation of Breads: 40 35 25 Categories (other): Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 38 25 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 39 38 23
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈbami/ [UK] Forms: bammies [plural]
Rhymes: -æmi Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} bammy (countable and uncountable, plural bammies)
  1. (Jamaica) Jamaican cassava flatbread. Tags: Jamaica, countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Breads
    Sense id: en-bammy-en-noun-eKhc83XN Disambiguation of Breads: 40 35 25 Categories (other): Jamaican English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 38 25 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 39 38 23
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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