go batshit
To become completely irrational; to react in an irrationally extreme manner.
When I told him about the latest numbers, he went batshit.
batshit
/ˈbæt.ʃɪt/
noun 2adj 1adv 1
Collocations
3ADJ.
crazy, nuts
VERB + BATSHIT
go, gonna, plan, read, think, went
ADV.
completely
Definitions
noun
1
Fecal matter produced by bats.
2
Extreme irrationality or unreasonableness, insanity, craziness.
Yvette Cooper, the shadow home secretary, suggested Cleverly had previously privately referred to the Rwanda plan as “batshit”, a jibe not explicitly denied by Cleverly.
adj
1
Extremely irrational or unreasonable, insane, crazy.
Don't take any courses from that professor. She's completely batshit.
And what the fuck are you doing on TV anyhow? You know I get calls from back home every fuckin day, they think you went batshit!
adv
1
Used as an intensifier, particularly for insane or synonyms.
When we heard about it he went batshit nuts.
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Yvette Cooper, the shadow home secretary, suggested Cleverly had previously privately referred to the Rwanda plan as “batshit”, a jibe not explicitly denied by Cleverly.
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Don't take any courses from that professor. She's completely batshit.
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And what the fuck are you doing on TV anyhow? You know I get calls from back home every fuckin day, they think you went batshit!
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Those subpoenas went out today! The front office is gonna go batshit!
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When we heard about it he went batshit nuts.
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That guy is batshit crazy.
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In some senses, batshit is marked as vulgar, slang, literally. Watch for register when choosing this word.
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