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haywire

Dictionary definition · haywire

noun

  1. wire for tying up bales of hay

adjective

  1. informal or slang terms for mentally irregular"it used to drive my husband balmy"
  2. not functioning properly"something is amiss"

Similar words

around the bendbalmybarmybatsbattybonkersbuggycrackedamissawry

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).