Talk:mad

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The entry says "chiefly US" but I have heard this commonly in the UK, and the UK usage goes back long before American influence. Is it common throughout the UK or only in certain areas? Dbfirs 11:13, 5 December 2008 (UTC)

(later) British usage goes back six hundred years (before any English had ever been spoken in America), and occurs in Psalm 102, v8 (KJV) translating a Hebrew word meaning insane (presumably they used the same construction?). I'll add "UK dated + regional". Dbfirs 12:06, 5 December 2008 (UTC)

(of wind, storms, etc.) furious in violence

(of wind, storms, etc.) furious in violence: A mad gale swept across the channel. --Backinstadiums (talk) 15:48, 16 July 2021 (UTC)