tetched

tetched

also teched  (tĕcht)
adj. Informal
Somewhat unbalanced mentally; touched.
[Alteration (influenced by obsolete tached, of a given disposition) of touched.]
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tetched

or teched

(tɛtʃt)

adj.
touched; slightly crazy.
[1925–30, Amer.; alter. of touched, perhaps with vowel of tetchy]
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