barmy on the crumpet



barmy on the crumpet

Eccentric or weird. In this phrase, a "crumpet" (a muffinlike pastry) is synonymous with one's head, and "barmy" means "yeasty." What do you think of John's strange behavior lately? I'm starting to wonder if he's a bit barmy on the crumpet.
See also: crumpet, on

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Ismael['ismiəl]
Stepane-Georgian
Pattie['pæti]
Manoj-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Punjabi, Gujarati, Odia, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada
Teofilate-aw-FEE-lah (Polish)Italian, Polish
Daniildah-nee-EELRussian