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# bonkers

«bonkers» in Mova's school dictionary: **Crazy, silly or mad** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (bonkers) — informal, mainly UK, Australia

### meaning for a pupil

1) (informal) Crazy, silly or mad. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bonkers/#m1)

2) (informal) Very excited or angry, as in "go bonkers". [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bonkers/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

Used in everyday talk and fun stories: That idea is bonkers! The dog went bonkers when we came home. Mild and playful, not rude. Phrases: go bonkers, stark raving bonkers, totally bonkers.

### examples

- My little brother went bonkers when he saw the snow. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bonkers/#x1)
- That plan is completely bonkers! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bonkers/#x2)
- The crowd went bonkers when we scored. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bonkers/#x3)
- You're bonkers if you swim in that cold sea. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bonkers/#x4)
- The dog goes bonkers at the postman. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bonkers/#x5)
- Grandma thinks my hair colour is bonkers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bonkers/#x6)

### note

Informal: not for formal writing. Never changes form (no "bonkerser"). Calling real people with mental illness "bonkers" can be unkind. Synonyms: nuts, crackers, barmy (UK), loopy.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «bonkers» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bonkers/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.