haywire

Words with a similar base: haywire

'haywire'

[haywire.n.01] as in: wire for tying up bales of hay

'haywire'

[balmy.s.01] as in: informal or slang terms for mentally irregular

Examples:
it used to drive my husband balmy

'haywire'

[amiss.s.01] as in: not functioning properly

Examples:
something is amiss
has gone completely haywire
something is wrong with the engine

Origins

					haywire (English)
├── hay (English)
│   └── hey (Middle English (1100-1500))
│       └── hig (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
└── wire (English)
    └── wīr (Old English (ca. 450-1100))

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