BAT in British slang has several meanings including batty meaning crazy or eccentric, bat meaning to be fast or to hit, and BAT as abbreviation for various phrases, but most common British slang bat means crazy, as in going batty meaning going crazy, similar to being off in attic meaning mentally unstable. In British slang, bat can mean to move quickly, like he batted down road meaning he went quickly, or bat around meaning to travel. Bat can also mean to look, like have a bat meaning have a look, though less common. BAT as acronym in British slang can mean British American Tobacco, or in old slang, BAT meaning to be drunk. In London slang, bat can mean prostitute, archaic. More commonly, bats meaning crazy, as in bats in belfry meaning crazy person, similar to attic slang for head. So BAT in British slang most commonly means crazy or eccentric, as in bats or batty, describing someone eccentric or mad, like he's bats meaning he's crazy. It can also mean to move quickly or to hit, as in to bat meaning to hit. So British slang BAT means crazy, batty, or to move quickly, with bats meaning crazy being most common, like saying someone is bats meaning they are eccentric or mad.
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