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   doolally

   /duːˈlali/

   adjective

   • 1. temporarily deranged or feeble-minded: informal British "Uncle's gone doolally again"
   • ▪ transported with excitement or pleasure: informal British "a return on capital that the City would go doolally over"

   Word Origin early 20th century: originally doolally tap, Indian army slang, from Deolali (the name of a town with a military sanatorium and a transit camp) + Urdu tap ‘fever’.

   Scrabble Points: 12

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   • L

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