Hyphenation
bat·tyTurkish pronunciation
bätiPronunciation
/ˈbatē/ /ˈbætiː/
Etymology
[ 'ba-tE ] (adjective.) 1590. bat + -y. In sense “insane”, attested 1903, from expression have bats in one's belfry.“” in the Online Etymology Dictionary, Douglas Harper, 2001 Compare also batshit (“insane”).