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bonkers

[bong-kerz] / ˈbɒŋ kərz /
ADJECTIVE
crazy
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK


Example Sentences

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It’s been a long time since we’ve had a worthy entry in the Completely Bonkers Cinematic Canon, which makes Jade Halley Bartlett’s “Miller’s Girl” a real treat.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2024

The Bonkers had two children, Jonathan and Dawn, who said their father never let his accomplishments outshine their own.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 1, 2023

Bonkers: If I’m reading this correctly, then you haven’t said to her explicitly, in response to the third no-sauce-please or sixth time you’ve said you aren’t cold: “What. Is. Going. On? Are you okay?”

From Washington Post • Mar. 27, 2020

When ticket-holders finally arrived, accommodation was to be had only at a ridiculous premium; Lord Daft and Lady Bonkers found themselves sleeping in local stables with the cows.

From New York Times • Apr. 21, 2019

Names like "Miss Bonkers" - but there was much worse being said by her direct boss, David Longmuir, in emails and messages to her colleagues and clients in major investment banks.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2015




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