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English

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Etymology

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From bat +‎ crap, as a euphemism for batshit.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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batcrap (comparative more batcrap, superlative most batcrap)

  1. (slang, often vulgar) Too irrational to be dealt with sanely.
    • 2007, The Comics Journal, numbers 280-283, page 89:
      What I like is a certain ambiguity in a story, but I've come to understand over the years that that drives most people absolutely batcrap!
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:batcrap.

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Adverb

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batcrap (not comparable)

  1. (slang, often vulgar) Used as an intensifier, particularly for insane or synonyms.
    • 2011, Gary Paulsen, Liar, Liar: The Theory, Practice and Destructive Properties of Deception, Wendy Lamb Books, published 2011, →ISBN, page 56:
      That kind of behavior made me more certain than ever that, once he was pushed to batcrap-crazy extremes, he'd be forced to see the depth of his obsessions, and then he'd start to develop a more realistic perspective on the whole health nut thing.
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:batcrap.

Noun

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batcrap (uncountable)

  1. (slang, often vulgar) Nonsense, hogwash.
    • 1968, Leslie Waller, The Family, G. P. Putnam's Sons, page 315:
      "God, that is such… such batcrap!" Edith exploded.
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:batcrap.

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