doolally
adjective/duːˈlæli/
/duːˈlæli/
[not before noun] (British English, informal)- crazy
- I'm going doolally trying to do this puzzle.
Word Originearly 20th cent.: originally doolally tap, Indian army slang, from Deolali (the name of a town near Bombay) + Urdu tap ‘fever’.Want to learn more?
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