Batties

/ˈbætiz/ noun

Definition

Plural of batty; slang term for eccentric or crazy people, or informally for bat-related items.

Etymology

Plural of 'batty' (behaving like a batty person), from the earlier slang use of 'bat' to mean eccentric or erratic behavior.

Kelly Says

In British slang, calling someone 'one of the batties' was a quick way to mark them as an interesting character—it's much friendlier than it sounds!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
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ARالعربية
حمامات
ḥammāmāt
BNবাংলা
বর্ণ
bor-n
CACatalà
banyes
ba-nyes
CSČeština
vany
van-y
DADansk
badekar
ba-de-kar
DEDeutsch
Badewannen
bah-deh-van-en
ELΕλληνικά
λουτρού
lo-troo
ESEspañol
bañeras
bahn-ye-ras
FAفارسی
وان
vaan
FISuomi
kylpyammeet
kyl-py-am-meet
FRFrançais
poteries
po-te-ree
GUGU
બાથ
baath
HAHA
kwan
kwan
HEעברית
אמבטיות
am-ba-tyot
HIहिन्दी
बैठक
baithak
HUMagyar
fürdők
feerd-ok
IDBahasa Indonesia
mandi
man-di
IGIG
akwụ
ak-wụ
ITItaliano
docce
dot-che
JA日本語
バッド(バス)
baddo (basu)
KKKK
ванна
vanna
KMKM
ទឹក
teuk
KO한국어
욕조
yokjo
MRMR
बाथ
baath
MSBahasa Melayu
mandi
man-di
MYမြန်မာ
ကျောင်း
kyaung
NLNederlands
baden
ba-den
NONorsk
badkar
bad-kar
PAPA
ਬਾhtub
baathub
PLPolski
wanny
van-ni
PTPortuguês
banheiras
bahn-eh-ih-ras
RORomână
baie
bye
RUРусский
ванны
vanny
SVSvenska
badkar
bad-kar
SWKiswahili
maji
ma-ji
TAதமிழ்
அழகு
a-la-ku
TEతెలుగు
బాధ
ba-dha
THไทย
อ่างอาบน้ำ
aang aab nam
TLTL
paliguan
pa-li-gwaan
TRTürkçe
küvetler
koo-vet-ler
UKУкраїнська
ванни
van-ni
URاردو
بaths
ba-ths
VITiếng Việt
bồn tắm
bon tam
YOYO
ọ̀pọ̀
o-po
ZH中文
浴缸
yù gāng
ZUZU
amadoda
a-ma-do-da

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