barmy
The origin and history of barmy.
Etymology
Originally described something full of "barm," the foam that forms on fermenting beer — the sense shifted from "frothy, bubbling" to "excitable" and eventually to "crazy."
The origin and history of barmy.
Originally described something full of "barm," the foam that forms on fermenting beer — the sense shifted from "frothy, bubbling" to "excitable" and eventually to "crazy."