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doolally(dictionary)

doolally (iou)



doolally adjective. [du:'lali] slang (orig. Military). E20.
[Deolali, a town near Bombay.]
Orig. (now less usual) doolally tap [Urdu from Persian tap fever]. Temporarily insane; deranged; feeble-minded, simple, foolish.
R. Hill Mrs Hardcastle..has gone a bit doolally with grief.