Bats
Bats adjective - Having or showing a very abnormal or sick state of mind.
Usage example: by film's end it's obvious that faded movie star Norma Desmond is completely bats
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- The mad scientists who vie with each other to see who can be the first to turn the population into wombat bats or clam people or stylish furniture.
Source: Villain Has a Point -
Only about 0.5% of bats in the United States actually have the rabies virus, but the small yearly number of human cases in the country can basically be divided into people who got bitten by mad dogs and people who got bitten by infected bats.
Source: Bat out of Hell - Bats decides that since Toyman is merely an obnoxious Mad Scientist, not a god, the Law of Conservation is still in effect, and therefore Superman couldn't have just been destroyed.
Source: Absence of Evidence
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