How to Pronounce "mad as a hatter"
expression
MAD-uhz-uh-HAT-er
MAD-az-uh-HAT-uh
Definition
To be 'mad as a hatter' means to be completely crazy, behaving in a very strange or eccentric way. It is a humorous or exaggerated expression.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈmæd/ /ˈæz/, /ˈɛz/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈhætɝ
British English
mˈæd/ /ˈæs/ /æɪ/ /hˈætɐ
Simplified Pronunciation
US
MAD-uhz-uh-HAT-er
UK
MAD-az-uh-HAT-uh
Listen in Context
People say he's mad as a hatter because he talks to his plants.
She wears different shoes every day—she's mad as a hatter!
If you ask me, jumping in that cold lake is mad as a hatter.
Honestly, my uncle is mad as a hatter—you never know what he'll do next.