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To: jengaio
You won't find "loopy" or "bonkers" in the dictionary either (in the sense of "crazy").

hmmm.

Main Entry: bon·kers
Pronunciation: 'bä[ng]-k&rz, 'bo[ng]-
Function: adjective
Etymology: perhaps from bonk to hit, bang + -ers (as in crackers)
Date: circa 1948
: CRAZY, MAD <if I don't work, I go bonkers -- Zoe Caldwell> <fans went bonkers when their team won>

Main Entry: loopy
Pronunciation: 'lü-pE
Function: adjective
Inflected Form(s): loop·i·er; -est
Date: 1856
1 : having or characterized by loops
2 : CRAZY, BIZARRE

766 posted on 08/30/2002 12:24:46 PM PDT by jo6pac
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