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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
doolally /duːˈlali/

▶adjective Brit. informal temporarily insane.

– origin 1920s: orig. doolally tap, Indian army sl., from Deolali (a town near Bombay) + Urdu tap ‘fever’.

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