go off (one's) dot



go off (one's) dot

To become crazy or mentally unsound; to become extremely foolish or foolhardy. I'm going to go off my dot if I have to hear that blasted song once more! I think Jane's grandmother has gone off her dot lately. You must have gone off your dot if you think that's a good idea!
See also: dot, off

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Gawaingə-WAYN (English), GOW-ən (English)Welsh, Arthurian Romance
Raimundo-Spanish, Portuguese
Hildred-English
Eugeniae-oo-KHE-nyah (Spanish), e-uw-GEN-yah (Polish), yoo-JEE-nee-ə (English), yoo-JEEN-yə (English)Italian, Spanish, Romanian, Polish, English, Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Dimitar-Bulgarian, Macedonian
Ayyub-Arabic