In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
BATTY
balmy, barmy, bats, batty, bonkers, buggy, cracked, crackers, daft, dotty, fruity, haywire, kooky, kookie, loco, loony, loopy, nuts, nutty, round the bend, around the bend, wacky, whacky
(adjective) informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; “it used to drive my husband balmy”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Adjective
batty (comparative battier, superlative battiest)
(slang) Mad, crazy, silly.
(obsolete) Belonging to, or resembling, a bat (mammal).
Etymology 2
From bottom, possibly influenced by bawtie or butt.
Noun
batty (plural batties)
(West Indian slang) The buttocks or anus.
(Jamaica, UK, derogatory) A homosexual man.
Proper noun
Batty (plural Battys)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Batty is the 13752nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2200 individuals. Batty is most common among White (82.18%) and Black/African American (11.5%) individuals.
Source: Wiktionary
Bat"ty, a.
Definition: Belonging to, or resembling, a bat. "Batty wings." Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(adjective) being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; “my left hand”; “left center field”; “the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream”
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