English Dictionary

batchy

形容詞

イギリス英語 俗語 廃用

(UK, slang) Of unsound mind, crazy; lacking good sense or judgment, silly. / (nautical, slang, obsolete) Experiencing a loss of courage and self-control.

日本語の意味

精神が不安定で、正しい判断や常識が欠けており、愚かである状態（英国スラング） / 航海用語（古いスラング）において、勇気や自制心を失っている状態

Don't invite him to the party — he's been acting batchy lately.

彼をパーティーに誘わないで。最近彼は正気ではないように振る舞っている。

意味（1）

(UK, slang) Of unsound mind, crazy; lacking good sense or judgment, silly.

I was speaking to the matron about different cases in her home, and she said to me, to use her own expression, that this woman was “batchy”; she meant that she was mentally affected after her operation.

意味（2）

(nautical, slang, obsolete) Experiencing a loss of courage and self-control.

[…] two of them [the crew] were now temporarily incapable of either good or harm. They had gone quite “batchy” with fright, requiring a not too gentle application of the tiller to their heads in order to keep them quiet.