英语词汇bonkers的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	bonkers
词源	bonkers. Most Americans know this British slang word for silly, stupid, or crazy. Many use it, and some act it. Partridge claims the word, about 1920, first meant “slightly drunk, light- headed,” but has no explanation for its origin except that it arose in the navy. Perhaps the word has something to do with getting bonked (hit) in the head. Other Brit favorites for crazy include crackers, dotty, loopy, and certified.
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