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batty | battily |

As an adjective batty

is (slang) mad, crazy, silly.

As a noun batty

is (west indian slang) the buttocks or anus.

As an adverb battily is

in a batty manner.

batty

English

Adjective

(er)
  • (slang) Mad, crazy, silly.
  • (obsolete) Belonging to, or resembling, a bat (mammal).
    • Batty wings. — Shakespeare.

    Derived terms

    *

    See also

    * squirrelly

    Noun

    (batties)
  • (West Indian slang) The buttocks or anus.
  • (Jamaica, UK, derogatory) A homosexual man.
  • * 1996 , Rudi Bleys, The geography of perversion
    • For example, recent Jamaican 'raga' lyrics by Buju Banton and Brand Nubian attach the affirmation of black identity to crude animosity towards homosexuality and contain offensive language against the 'batties' as icons of non-blackness.

    Derived terms

    * batty boy * batty man * batty rider

    References

    battily

    English

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • In a batty manner.