batcrap

See also: bat-crap

English

bat +‎ crap, as a euphemism for batshit.

batcrap (comparative more batcrap, superlative most batcrap)

(slang) Too irrational to be dealt with sanely.
- 2007, The Comics Journal, Issues 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 examples of usage of this term, see Citations:batcrap.

batcrap (not comparable)

(slang) 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 (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 examples of usage of this term, see Citations:batcrap.

batcrap (uncountable)

(slang) Nonsense, hogwash.
- 1968, Leslie Waller, The Family, G. P. Putnam's Sons, page 315:
  "God, that is such… such batcrap!" Edith exploded.
- For more examples of usage of this term, see Citations:batcrap.

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