doolally tap
Camp fever; by extension, madness, eccentricity.
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#1·Apr 27, 2026UK
Camp fever; by extension, madness, eccentricity.
Origin: From Deolali (the name of a former British army camp 100 miles north-east of Bombay, used as a transit station for soldiers awaiting transport back to Britain) + tap (from or , ultimately from ). According to one suggestion, to go doolally tap was to go crazy while waiting. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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#2·Apr 27, 2026UK
(UK) Mad, insane, eccentric.
Going a bit doolally-tap, if you ask me. Getting odd ideas.
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