bat
1. dated slang An indulgence of wild or celebratory activity; a spree or binge. Primarily heard in US. Me and my pals were on a bat in the Big Apple, see, when Tommy the Toon gets picked up by the fuzz. What a predicament! Of course your head is pounding—you spent your whole weekend on a drinking bat. When are you finally going to settle down and stop going on these weekend bats in the city?
2. slang A speed or rate of motion. We were driving at a fair bat when we hit a patch of ice and spun out on the road. He came running toward us at full bat. At the sound of police sirens, everyone bolted out of the party at full bat.
3. slang A foolish, irritating, or eccentric old person, usually a woman. Used especially in the phrase "old bat." Ugh, what is that old bat complaining about today? Oh, I don't listen to anything the old bat next door has to say anymore. A: "What are you doing down here?" B: "The boss asked me to help some old bat with her walker."
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bats
1. and batty mod. crazy. You are driving me batty! You are bats if you think I would ever wear a haircut like that.
2. and batty mod. alcohol intoxicated; confused and drunk. The guy was bats—stewed to his ears. He was a bit batty, but he’d been drinking since noon, so no one was surprised.
3. and the bats n. the delirium tremens. (Always with the.) My buddy is shaking because of a slight case of the bats.
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