Barmy

  • 11barmy — adjective a) containing barm, i.e. froth from fermented yeast 2004: The movie is sweet enough in its barmy way... Roger Ebert b) dotty, goofy, wacko …

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  • 12barmy — barm|y [ˈba:mi US ˈba:rmi] adj BrE informal [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: barm froth that forms on beer when it is being made ] slightly crazy ▪ That s a barmy idea …

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  • 13barmy — • a foolish person, mad. You must be barmy mate …

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  • 14barmy — /ˈbami / (say bahmee) Colloquial –adjective (barmier, barmiest) 1. lacking reason; irrational. –phrase 2. barmy as a bandicoot, remarkably irrational or eccentric. {originally full of froth, from barm} …

  • 15Barmy Aunt Boomerang — Starring Toyah Wilcox Country of origin  United Kingdom Language(s) Engli …

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  • 16Barmy Army — (englisch umgangssprachlich für: bekloppte Armee) bezeichnet: eine Organisation englischer Cricket Fans einen Fanclub des deutschen Fußballvereins Hansa Rostock ein Projekt des englischen Dub Musikproduzenten Adrian Sherwood, das 1989 die LP The… …

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  • 17Barmy Army — The Barmy Army is an organised group of cricket fans which organises touring parties of its members to follow the English cricket team on all of its overseas tours. The group acquired its name during the 1994 1995 Test series in Australia and has …

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  • 18Barmy Fotheringay-Phipps — In the stories and novels of P. G. Wodehouse, Cyril Barmy Fotheringay Phipps (pronounced Funghy Fipps ) is a member of the Drones Club along with fellow club members Tuppy Glossop, Gussie Fink Nottle, and others. As Russell Baker commented in the …

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  • 19Barmy in Wonderland — infobox Book | name = Barmy in Wonderland title orig = translator = image caption = author = P. G. Wodehouse illustrator = cover artist = country = United Kingdom language = English series = genre = Novel publisher = Herbert Jenkins pub date =… …

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  • 20barmy army — Meaning A raucous and undisciplined group. Origin Coined in the UK and most often used as an ironic nickname for the travelling supporters of the English cricket team. Barmy, or balmy, means crazy. Barm is the froth made by fermenting yeast.… …

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