hanner call

• (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˌhanɛr ˈkaɬ/
  • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˌhanar ˈkaɬ/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˌhanɛr ˈka(ː)ɬ/

hanner call (feminine singular hanner call, plural hanner call, not comparable, not mutable)

1. half-witted, half-cracked, crazy

   Fuest ti'n siarad a'r boi hanner call 'na? Ydw, mae off ei ben, achan.

   Have you been talking to that crazy guy? Yeah, he's nuts, mate.

• hanner call a dwl (“half-witted, crazy”)

R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “hanner call”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies