Yuh mad

phrase yuh-MAD mild

'Are you crazy?' — an incredulous challenge to someone saying or doing something foolish, reckless, or outrageous. 'Yuh mad?' can be genuine alarm or playful disbelief; sharper still is 'wah do yuh?' (what's wrong with you?). Not usually about literal madness, but about foolish behaviour.

  • Yuh mad? Yuh cyaa drive so fast!

    Are you crazy? You can't drive that fast!

  • Spend all a it? Yuh mad!

    Spend all of it? Are you crazy!

'yuh' (you) + 'mad'. See [[mad]], [[wah-do-yuh]].

Incredulous 'are you crazy?' at foolish behaviour.