bonkers

== English == === Etymology === Unknown. Perhaps from bonk (a blow or punch on the head), perhaps related to earlier bonce. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbɒŋkəz/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈbɑŋkɚz/ Rhymes: -ɒŋkə(ɹ)z === Adjective === bonkers (comparative more bonkers, superlative most bonkers) (informal, especially British) Mad; crazy. 2021, Paul Waldman, Opinion: The Supreme Court won’t stand up for voting rights. But some state courts will, in: The Washington Post, July 6 2021 (emphasis in original) [A]nd we should remind ourselves that it is absolutely bonkers that we elect judges at all; that system is used almost nowhere else on earth[.] ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === bonkers plural of bonker