Adjective | Behaviour Descriptor
Encyclopedia of British Slang
MENTAL
Adjective | Contextual | Behaviour Descriptor
MENTAL Pronunciation: /’m?n-t?l/ Part of Speech: Adjective Severity Level: Contextual Category: Behaviour Descriptor
Definition
Mental means crazy or extreme.
Often used hyperbolically.
Usage
That was mental.
Cultural Insight
Casual use increasingly challenged due to mental health sensitivity.
Assessment
Common but context-sensitive.
Alan Nafzger was born in Lubbock, Texas, the son Swiss immigrants. He grew up on a dairy in Windthorst, north central Texas. He earned degrees from Midwestern State University (B.A. 1985) and Texas State University (M.A. 1987). University College Dublin (Ph.D. 1991). Dr. Nafzger has entertained and educated young people in Texas colleges for 37 years. Nafzger is best known for his dark novels and experimental screenwriting. His best know scripts to date are Lenin’s Body, produced in Russia by A-Media and Sea and Sky produced in The Philippines in the Tagalog language. In 1986, Nafzger wrote the iconic feminist western novel, Gina of Quitaque. Contact: editor@prat.uk
