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# off one's rocker

idiom (adjective phrase used after «be» or «go»: off his rocker, off her rocker, off my rocker)

«off one's rocker» in the English dictionary: in the primary school — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## In the primary school

Source: Mova's pupils' dictionary. Licence: [Elamur Cosmic License](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/LICENSE/). Reviewed: the dictionary the pupils of Mova's primary school read; its examples quote the lessons and public-domain tales. Ships with Mova.

### Meaning

(euphemism, slang) mad; crazy; acting in a very foolish way.

### In the lessons

Used jokingly to call someone crazy, as if they had fallen off a rocking chair. Slang and informal register, all English-speaking countries.

### Examples

- Are you off your rocker? It's freezing out there!
- He must be off his rocker to quit his job.
- Grandma says I'm off my rocker for wearing shorts in winter.
- The neighbours think he's gone off his rocker.
- You'd have to be off your rocker to eat that.
- The coach went off his rocker when we lost.

### Note

«One's» is replaced by the right word: my, your, his, her, their. Joking, but can hurt about real illness. Plain words: mad, crazy.