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dotty

/ˈdɒti/
adjective
British
informal
1 Eccentric or slightly mad.
1.1 dotty about Infatuated with.

Origin
Late 19th century: perhaps from obsolete dote ‘simpleton, fool’, apparently from Dutch dote ‘folly’.

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A little potty,
Just slightly dotty,
Though often hazy
Marge was never lazy.

She would work all day
No time off to play.
To the boss, a daisy
Most said she was crazy.

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