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bonkers

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


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Even in the context of NHL playoff series—which are typically bonkers and unpredictable, like watching a horse drive a car—this series has been extra bonkers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Monday night in the Garden is going to be bonkers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

It would be bonkers, the thinking went, to risk untold millions in career earnings by taking dirty dollars to throw games or manipulate statistical outputs.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

Andrew Pritchard, from Cowbridge in the Vale of Glamorgan, contacted BBC Your Voice to describe the cost of living crisis as "bonkers".

From BBC • May 5, 2026

“You used that bonkers machete spell! The plan was to catch it by surprise, and instead you alerted everyone we were here!”

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega




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