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Definition of basket case

basket case

noun

  • an inconsolable person.
    She was a basket case after the car wreck.

    Last edited on Aug 19 2012. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 11 2009.

  • a crazy person.
                                                                                                              

                                                                                          

    Citation from "React to Contact", Lie To Me (TV, 2010) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

    Last edited on Aug 19 2012. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Jul 03 2010.

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