Definition of "barmy" [barm•y]

• Full of barm; foamy. (adjective)
• Eccentric; daft. (adjective)

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• "It's also fun to find out, via these collected letters, the types of books and movies Farrell was consuming while writing and editing Troubles: Cold Comfort Farm, Thomas Hardy ( "barmy"), The Garden of Finzi-Continis, Easy Rider."
• "Rules and regulations are never anything other than "barmy" and planning strategies are invariably "Soviet-style"."
• "In London, the Foreign Office says the idea of Britain in NAFTA is "barmy," as it would have to pull out of the EU entirely."