haywire

haywire
/hay"wuyeur'/, n.
1. wire used to bind bales of hay.
adj. Informal.
2. in disorder: The town is haywire because of the bus strike.
3. out of control; disordered; crazy: The car went haywire. He's been haywire since he got the bad news.
[1900-05; HAY + WIRE]

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