ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Batty

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈbæti/ · Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Batty is an adjective meaning (West Indian slang, MLE, MTE) The buttocks or anus.

Meaning

(West Indian slang, MLE, MTE) The buttocks or anus.

More Meanings

  1. (Jamaica, UK, Canada, derogatory) A homosexual man.
  2. Obsolete form of paddy (“rice”).
  3. (slang) Mad, crazy, silly.
  4. (obsolete) Belonging to, or resembling, a bat (mammal).

Example Sentences

He kick the boy down and beat the boy back and batty and leg.
The rice, or batty, is sown in June, at the commencement of the periodical rains; […]
On Sunday’s David Frost Show, Baroness Thatcher looked quite batty to me, eyes rolling.
And from each other look thou lead them thus Till o'er their brows death-counterfeiting sleep With leaden legs and batty wings doth creep.

Word Forms

Synonyms for batty

Depending on context, synonyms include balmy, loony, insane, wacky, dotty, kooky.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include loony, bonkers, insane, dotty, barmy, kooky.

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