doolally tap

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Camp fever; by extension, madness, eccentricity. uncountable
    — Mrrhhhh, nothing wrong with me, sergeant, it's just the old Doolally Tap.
形容词 adj.
  1. Mad, insane, eccentric. UK
    — Going a bit doolally-tap, if you ask me. Getting odd ideas.

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词源

词源 1
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 Persian or Urdu تب (tab, “malarial fever”), ultimately from Sanskrit ताप (tāpa, “heat; fever”)).
According to one suggestion, to go doolally tap was to go crazy while waiting.
词源 2
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 Persian or Urdu تب (tab, “malarial fever”), ultimately from Sanskrit ताप (tāpa, “heat; fever”)).
According to one suggestion, to go doolally tap was to go crazy while waiting.
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