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Definition of bonkers adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

bonkers

adjective
 
/ˈbɒŋkəz/
 
/ˈbɑːŋkərz/
[not before noun] (informal)Idioms
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  1. completely crazy and silly
    • I'll go bonkers if I have to wait any longer.
    • He thought I was stark raving bonkers to give up my job.
    Extra Examples
    • I went a bit bonkers when he told me the news.
    • The noise nearly drove me bonkers.
    • The whole idea is just plain bonkers.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • go
    • drive somebody
    adverb
    • absolutely
    • completely
    • plain
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    Word Origin1940s: of unknown origin.
Idioms
(stark) raving mad/bonkers
  1. (informal) completely crazy
See bonkers in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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