barmy

Example Sentences

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In practice, it was, well, a bit barmy.

From Salon • Aug. 19, 2025

Opponents include former prime ministers Boris Johnson, who has called the plans "barmy", and Liz Truss, who is expected to warn against "banning things" in the Commons debate.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2024

He said the media response, after his wife posted the escapade on social media, had been "barmy".

From BBC • Aug. 16, 2023

In the summer he said her plan for an independence referendum was "barmy" and that he wanted to "take her on and beat her".

From BBC • Oct. 25, 2022

Dobby whispered, “He said we is free to call him a — a barmy old codger if we likes, sir!”

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling