English

Etymology
from Deolali, a British army camp 100 miles north-east of Bombay where British soldiers would stay after finishing their tour of duty, to await transport back to Britain; and tap, a Persian or Urdu word for a malarial fever (ultimately from Sanskrit tapa, meaning "heat" or "torment")

Noun

doolally tap

1. camp fever
2. madness, eccentric|eccentricity

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• 2007-09-12 21:23 - Connel MacKenzieBot - Robot: Automated text replacement (-{{rfc-xphrase|Noun phrase}} +)

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