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What (who) is (as) mad as a hatter - definition
1963 FILM BY CHUCK JONES
Mad As A Mars Hare
Mad as a hatter
COLLOQUIAL ENGLISH PHRASE SUGGESTING THAT A PERSON IS INSANE
As mad as a hatter
"Mad as a hatter" is a colloquial English phrase used in conversation to suggest (lightheartedly) that a person is suffering from insanity. The etymology of the phrase is uncertain, with explanations both connected and unconnected to the trade of hat-making.
(as) mad as a hatter
(as) mad as a hatter
informal
completely mad. [with allusion to the effects of mercury poisoning from the use of mercurous nitrate in the manufacture of felt hats.]
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Hatter (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland)
![1951 animated film]].](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Alice in Wonderland (1951) - Mad Hatter.png?width=200 "1951 animated film]].")
![The [[March Hare]] and the Hatter put [[the Dormouse]]'s head in a teapot, by [[Sir John Tenniel]].](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Alice par John Tenniel 27.png?width=200 "The [[March Hare]] and the Hatter put [[the Dormouse]]'s head in a teapot, by [[Sir John Tenniel]].")
![The Hatter enjoying a cup of tea and bread-and-butter, by [[Sir John Tenniel]].](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Alice par John Tenniel 38.png?width=200 "The Hatter enjoying a cup of tea and bread-and-butter, by [[Sir John Tenniel]].")
![Illustration of the March Hare, one of the Hatter's tea party friends, by [[Sir John Tenniel]].](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/March-hare.jpg?width=200 "Illustration of the March Hare, one of the Hatter's tea party friends, by [[Sir John Tenniel]].")
FICTIONAL CHARACTER FROM ALICE IN WONDERLAND AND THROUGH THE LOOKING-GLASS
The Mad Hatter; MadHatter; Mad Hatter; Why is a raven like a writing desk?; In this style 10/6; The Hatter; Mad Hatter (Disney)
The Hatter is a fictional character in Lewis Carroll's 1865 book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and its 1871 sequel Through the Looking-Glass. He is very often referred to as the Mad Hatter, though this term was never used by Carroll.
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Mad as a Mars Hare
Mad as a Mars Hare is a 1963 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Chuck Jones and Maurice Noble. The short was released on October 19, 1963, and stars Bugs Bunny and Marvin the Martian. The cartoon's title is a play-on-words of the famous phrase to be "mad as a March hare", the origins of which are disputed. This is Marvin's final appearance in the Looney Tunes shorts during the Golden Age of American Animation.
Examples of use of (as) mad as a hatter
1. "I‘m (as) mad as a hatter," Grolwer, 87, told the Victorville Daily Press.
2. More than '0,000 customers in the Bay Area were without power early Sunday, said PG&E spokeswoman Jana Schuering. ‘I‘m (as) mad as a hatter‘ Max Grolwer lost his electricity after lightning hit a transformer near his home in Helendale, about 100 miles northeast of Los Angeles.
3. Max Grolwer lost his electricity after lightning hit a transformer near his home in Helendale, about 100 miles northeast of Los Angeles. I‘m (as) mad as a hatter,‘‘ Grolwer, 87, told the Victorville Daily Press. I‘m too weak now to even check on my lady neighbors.‘‘ Investigators believe Bakersfield gardener Joaquin Ramirez, 38, may have died of heat stroke after collapsing on the job late Wednesday, said division spokesman Dean Fryer.