crazy as a betsy bug



*crazy as a betsy bug

 and *crazy as a peach-orchard boar; *crazy as a loon
Rur. acting as if insane. (*Also: as ~.) Tom: Susan says she's really the Queen of England. Bill: She's crazy as a betsy bug. Jill: David's a little eccentric, isn't he? Jane: Crazy as a loon, I'd say. What's wrong with Jim? He's acting as crazy as a peach-orchard boar.
See also: betsy, bug, crazy

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Feibush-Yiddish
InaEE-nə (English), IE-nə (English), EE-nah (Swedish, Dutch, Limburgish)English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Limburgish, Croatian
Hrei&Eth;Unn-Ancient Scandinavian
Penny['peni]
KjerstinSHESH-tin (Swedish)Norwegian, Swedish
ChristerKRIS-ter (Swedish)Swedish, Danish