Meaning of the word "have bats in the belfry" in English

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have bats in the belfry

US /hæv bæts ɪn ðə ˈbɛl.fri/
UK /hæv bæts ɪn ðə ˈbɛl.fri/
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Idiom

1.

to be eccentric or crazy

Example:
My old neighbor seems to have bats in the belfry; she talks to her garden gnomes.
I think he might have bats in the belfry, considering his strange theories about aliens.
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