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
Morcant-Ancient Celtic
Adelina[.ædi'li:nə]
Moshe-Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
RodneyRAHD-neeEnglish
TerrellTER-əl, tə-RELEnglish
Knox[nɔks]