Where did the saying bats in your belfry come from?

‘Bats in the belfry’ refers to someone who acts as though he has bats careering around his topmost part, that is, his head. It has the sound of a phrase from Olde Englande and it certainly has the imagery to fit into any number of Gothic novels based in English parsonages or turreted castles.

What does bat shot crazy mean?

adjective Slang: Vulgar.(usually in the phrase go batshit) insane; crazy: My ex went completely batshit when we broke up.

What does the phrase mean bats in the belfry?

crazy
—to have bats in the belfry or (chiefly US) bats in one’s belfry is to be crazy an old woman with bats in her belfry.

Why are bats associated with Halloween?

The connection between bats and Halloween may seem natural. When these bats were first observed lapping up the blood of cattle in Central and South America they were quickly given the label of “vampires.” This idea was made concrete when Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1897) depicted vampires shapeshifting into bats.

What do you do if you have bats in your attic?

If you find yourself up against a massive colony of bats in your attic, you may want to contact a wildlife removal expert to help with exclusion doors and traps, as well as proper sealing and cleaning.

Where did the phrase my bad originate?

‘My bad’ came into widespread popular use in the mid to late-1990s in the USA via the 1995 movie “Clueless”. This starred Alicia Silverstone and contains what seems to have been the first use of the phrase in the mainstream media.

How did vampires get associated with bats?

Is there bat poop in mascara?

Mascara contains the crystalline form of guanine, a word that derives from the Spanish word guano, meaning ‘dung. The crystalline guanine used in beauty products doesn’t derive from excrement, though, either from bats or from any other critter.”