the craziest, most
insane person. This is a coined variation and intensification of
mad as a hatter, meaning crazy, a
phrase popularized by
English writer and mathematician, Lewis Carroll (1832-1898) in his book Alice in Wonderland (1865). The
origin of the
phrase is uncertain, but is
thought to have been associated with
hat makers and a chemical used in making felt
hats that caused a disorder of the
nervous system.
the most crazy person. A variation of the
phrase mad as a hatter not able to think
right; crazy. The
term is from the
fact that mercurous nitrate, a chemical once used in making the felt of
hats, sometimes produced
Saint Vitus' dance (a nervous disorder in which jerking movements are caused by uncontrollable contractions of the muscles).
the most crazy person. Variation of the
phrase mad as a hatter completely crazy.