doolally

doo lal ly |ˈdo͞oˌlälē ˌduˈlɑli | ▶adjective Brit. informal temporarily deranged or feebleminded: Uncle Orville's gone doolally again. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: originally doolally tap, Indian army slang, from Deolali (the name of a town with a military sanatorium and a transit camp ) + Urdu tap ‘fever. ’

doolally

doolally |duːˈlali | ▶adjective Brit. informal temporarily deranged or feeble-minded: Uncle's gone doolally again. • transported with excitement or pleasure: a return on capital that the City would go doolally over. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: originally doolally tap, Indian army slang, from Deolali (the name of a town with a military sanatorium and a transit camp ) + Urdu tap ‘fever ’.